If you can control the rising of the mind into ripples, you will experience Yoga. — Patanjali Copy Share Image
Just as the pure crystal takes color from the object which is nearest to it, so the mind, when it is cleared… — Patanjali Copy Share Image
The heart and mind can find peace and harmony by contemplating the transcendental nature of the true self as supreme effulgent life. — Patanjali Copy Share Image
“Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference… — Patanjali Copy Share Image
Here is, in truth, the whole secret of Yoga, the science of the soul. The active turnings, the strident vibrations, of selfishness,… — Patanjali Copy Share Image
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations; your… — Patanjali Copy Share Image
Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which… — Patanjali Copy Share Image
Asanas bring perfection in body, beauty in form, grace, strength, compactness, and the hardness and brilliance of a diamond. — Patanjali Copy Share
Sexual activity, and the thoughts and fantasies of sex, use up a great portion of our vital force. When that force is conserved through… — Patanjali Copy Share
Be happy for those who are happy, have compassion towards the unhappy, and maintain equanimity towards the wicked. — Patanjali Copy Share
Aversion is a form of bondage. We are tied to what we hate or fear. That is why, in our lives, the same problem,… — Patanjali Copy Share
Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached. — Patanjali Copy Share
With great respect and love, NOW the blessings of Yoga instruction are offered. — Patanjali Copy Share
Where the heart is full of kindness which seeks no injury to another, either in act or thought or wish, this full love creates… — Patanjali Copy Share
The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars. — Patanjali Copy Share
Peace can be reached through meditation on the knowledge which dreams give. Peace can also be reached through concentration upon that which is dearest… — Patanjali Copy Share
Just as the pure crystal takes color from the object which is nearest to it, so the mind, when it is cleared of thought-waves,… — Patanjali Copy Share
The way to eliminate ignorance is through steady, focused discrimination between the observer and the world. — Patanjali Copy Share
The heart and mind can find peace and harmony by contemplating the transcendental nature of the true self as supreme effulgent life. — Patanjali Copy Share
