Occupation: Teacher Birth: December 14, 1918 Death: August 20, 2014
When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens..
Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated f….
The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator. To reach the goal he needs well developed and co-ordinated functioning of h….
As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward..
The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world..
Learning is as much an art as teaching.
The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning..
When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind..
Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you..
Asanas keep your body, as well as your mind, healthy and active.
I planted the seed, now you must work a lot otherwise the tiny plant will die..
Think light! Try to impart a feeling of lightness to the body. Think light. This can be achieved by mentally extending yourself outwards from the cen….
As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body..
Whenever asana is done mechanically from the front brain, the action is felt only on the peripheral body, and there is no inner sensation, there is n….
Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat..
The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief..
The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence..
You have to get rid of borders, limits, and classifications; then light comes. We see everything on the screen of our ideas. We must get rid of that ….
Purity is when there is no anxiety, no worry, no thinking..
People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age..
Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts.