Occupation: Teacher Birth: December 14, 1918 Death: August 20, 2014
I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don't blame yoga or the w….
Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inw….
You know the known, so go a little into the unknown. The mind that is caught up in the known - extended a little beyond reason. The moment you go bey….
Be inspired but not proud..
Death is unimportant to a yogi; he does not mind when he is going to die. What happens after death is immaterial to him. He is only concerned with li….
All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga..
Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight..
Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of w….
Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge..
Our flawed mechanisms of perception and thought are not a cause for grief, but an opportunity to evolve, for an internal evolution of consciousness t….
The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid..
Life without tapas, is like a heart without love..
The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it..
The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers..
Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature.
People say that steadiness of mind is an end; no, it is a beginning. I am there; I can explain everything up to that point. Then I struggle to discov….
Freedom in a posture is when every joint is active..
There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives..
Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asanas each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach. If you are repeat….
You must do the asana with your soul. How can you do an asana with your soul? We can only do it with the organ of the body that is closest to the sou….
Activity and passivity must go together in asanas..