430 quotes found
“Attachment is the act of trying to control, manipulate, or sculpt the outside world in such a way that we lose sight of our true nature. Nonjudgmental observation allows a yogi to experience the ex...”
“As a child, my father was a god to meat times I loved him, at times I feared him, but I always wanted to be like him. As an adolescent, I resented my father for the sin of being humanfor not being ...”
“When we practice a yoga posture designed to challenge our balance, the use of a gazing point or drishti is a most effective way to maintain physical equanimity. The act of gazing without judgment o...”
“Meditation alone cannot heal the world, but it can and does speed up the healing process.”
“The practice of meditation helps us to organize our thoughts and structure ourideas. Through the practice of meditation, we can open to the creative flow that is waiting to pour through us, infusin...”
“Jesus wisely counseled his followers to search for the kingdom of heaven within themselves; but to go within, one needs a door, a key, and the courage to turn the knob. Spiritual practice gives you...”
“It may seem humble to belittle yourself, but it is every bit as arrogant as grandiosity. Just as it is impossible to be more than you were created to be, it is also impossible to be less. When we p...”
“Evolution is messy. Oftentimes our brains evolve more quickly than our capacity to love. Science has unlocked many mysteries of the universe by harnessing the human capacity for critical thinking, ...”
“Yoga and meditation help us to achieve physical health, emotional balance, more connected relationships, and a more satisfying life. But to measure spiritual practice by these benefits is to miss t...”
“A teachers job is to see students potential before they can see it themselves; teachers need to have the faith and foresight to know they can actualize that potential and the wisdom to help student...”
“What I can tell you is that yoga is about removing the muck by shining the light of awareness on it. That is why yoga is so hard. None of us wants to look at the muck, but looking at it is the only...”
“The hardest part of any yoga practice is rolling out your mat.”
“Apathy is the bushel basket under which the ego hides its fear of being powerless. It is easier to become apathetic when there are no words or actions sufficient to comfort a wounded body, a grievi...”
“When infused with compassion, even the most useless snake oils have the power to heal broken hearts and shattered souls.”
“In most forms of exercise ones breath follows the movementthe faster and harder you work, the faster and harder you will breathe. In yoga, the exact opposite is true. Rather than changing the breat...”
“The narrow edge between comfort and discomfort is to a yogi what a grain of sand is to an oyster.”
“The law of karma is like the windblowing on all. Whether you are good or evil, bright or dim, kind or unkind, there is no escaping the effects of your thoughts and the actions that arise from those...”
“People slip spontaneously into moments of concentration all the timewhile reading a book, exercising, playing chess, or creating art. A yogi seeks to experience that same level of concentration int...”
“The great paradox of life is that to fully live, we must let a piece of ourselves die.”
“Although you could open a can of soup with a hammer, a stone, or even your teeth if you didnt mind making a mess or chipping a tooth, a much wiser approach would be to use a can opener. The breath ...”
