“Forcing Your body into a yoga pose is like brushing your teeth with a wire brush. You may get rid of the… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is the bedrock of all spiritual practice. With mindfulness, the simple becomes profound, and the common becomes extraordinary. Without mindfulness, even… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Most people believe that pain and suffering are synonymous—that one begets the other. A yogi recognizes that pain is an unavoidable aspect… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Jesus wisely counseled his followers to search for the kingdom of heaven within themselves; but to go within, one needs a door,… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Relationship with another is like gazing into a still pond. You will either see your own face reflected or the depth of… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Attachment is the act of trying to control, manipulate, or sculpt the outside world in such a way that we lose sight… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“This life is a dream—sometimes a dream of beauty— sometimes a terrifying nightmare. We will all wake from this dream eventually. Spiritual… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Just as the light bulb allows the electricity within it the opportunity to express its power, the body allows prana—life energy—to express… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Pain is powerful medicine. While it may be unpleasant to take this medicine, it is what shapes and inspires us. As you… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“People slip spontaneously into moments of concentration all the time—while reading a book, exercising, playing chess, or creating art. A yogi seeks… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“So many people confuse attachment with love. Attachment to someone implies control; loving someone assumes unconditional acceptance. Attachment leads to grief and… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“While religions and mystical traditions attempt to address the same spiritual questions with which all human beings wrestle, a religious person demands… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“My mind has evolved from that of a child to that of an adult and passed through countless changes along the way.… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“A gardener cannot make a seed grow. She can simply create the conditions for growth to occur and then patiently wait. A… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“In most forms of exercise one’s breath follows the movement—the faster and harder you work, the faster and harder you will breathe.… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Given the choice, most children would have ice cream for dinner. Similarly, yogis prefer the highs of yoga, the so-called “good practice.”… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“You may think you see the world clearly—that the people in your life and even those you have never met are easily… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Evolution is messy. Oftentimes our brains evolve more quickly than our capacity to love. Science has unlocked many mysteries of the universe… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“True spiritual virtues can have no opposite, but they can wear masks and costumes. Joy often masquerades as anger; innocence often dresses… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“It may seem humble to belittle yourself, but it is every bit as arrogant as grandiosity. Just as it is impossible to… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“If you live well, you will be shocked and surprised to see how, at the end of your life, it all turns… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“The good news is that attachment is not an industrial strength glue that binds the mind to condition-based happiness. You can free… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Once we understand cause and effect, we can stop complaining about the effects of our choices. We can start making more mindful… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Gratitude is both a vaccine and an antidote for grief. Grief may be an inevitable fact of life, but gratitude has the… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Resolutions, like all spiritual virtues, can be misused by the ego when mindfulness is absent. There are few things that will keep… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“A mud pie is, at the end of the day, attractively packaged mud. A life spent in pursuit of comfort and leisure—of… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Like other animals, humans have the inherent ability to heal and find balance. We don’t need books, or teachers, or fancy diets.… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Praying for peace is wonderful; meditations on loving kindness and compassion are sublime; acts of generosity and healing have the power to… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Contrary to popular belief, the translation of vinyasa is not “sweaty practice.” Vinyasa is connecting breath and movement—a practice that has nothing… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Instead of asking, “How can I ease my suffering?” yoga would have us ask, “How can I better serve my brothers and… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Time is an illusion created by the ego for the sole purpose of denying the unbreakable bond between cause and effect. Mindfulness… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Can an atheist practice yoga? Can an agnostic sit in meditation? Absolutely! Belief in God is not a requirement for practice. The… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“An advanced yoga practice has less to do with what happens when you roll out your mat and move through your practice… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
Try to let go of the idea that you need to do yoga perfectly in order to see its benefits. Rather, let… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“At the root of all suffering, whether personal or societal, is the false perception of separation. Yoga, in all it forms, is… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Meditation is the alchemist of the soul. It transforms disappointment into acceptance; betrayal into forgiveness; scarcity into abundance; loneliness into self acceptance;… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“A bird doesn’t attempt to swim, and a cat doesn’t attempt to fly. Yet both are completely content. Their dharma is anchored… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Non-attachment doesn’t mean you forgo possessions, pleasure, or comfort. It simply means you are at peace when those things fail to show… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“The ego mind is like a plant growing in a very small pot. While the pot may be attractive and ornate, its… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“There is a need somewhere in this world that only your dharma, fully expressed, can fulfill. The reason there is such overwhelming… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“What I can tell you is that yoga is about removing the muck by shining the light of awareness on it. That is why… — Darren Main Copy Share
“Each time we come to savasana, we practice dying—we surrender the body to the earth and prepare for our destiny in this life. Facing… — Darren Main Copy Share
“All great myths and stories follow a similar pattern. The hero gets distracted and questions his power. He struggles and flounders until he is… — Darren Main Copy Share
“Attachment is the act of trying to control, manipulate, or sculpt the outside world in such a way that we lose sight of our… — Darren Main Copy Share
“Most people spend years trying to feng shui their lives—to decorate and reorganize life in such a way that order and peace will finally… — Darren Main Copy Share
“Yoga gives you the freedom to choose, but it does not guarantee you will choose freedom.” — Darren Main Copy Share
“Guilt is like tarnish on a piece of silver. It effectively obscures beauty and radiance, but can never lessen its true value. Just as… — Darren Main Copy Share
“The miracle of yoga is not that we get to reshape the external world—to bend the laws of time and space. The miracle of… — Darren Main Copy Share
“Standing at the end of a diving board looking at the water never made the water warmer, but it will make taking the plunge… — Darren Main Copy Share
“What is it to succeed in yoga? Success in yoga means finding the smile buried deep beneath the pain and discomfort of any moment.… — Darren Main Copy Share
“It is easy to make the mistake of thinking yoga is about touching your toes when in fact yoga is about learning to touch… — Darren Main Copy Share
“To a yogi, the breath is the anchor that keeps the mind in the eternal now. Just as an anchored boat still shifts with… — Darren Main Copy Share
“A mud pie is, at the end of the day, attractively packaged mud. A life spent in pursuit of comfort and leisure—of being a… — Darren Main Copy Share
“There is a need somewhere in this world that only your dharma, fully expressed, can fulfill. The reason there is such overwhelming need in… — Darren Main Copy Share
“In most forms of exercise one’s breath follows the movement—the faster and harder you work, the faster and harder you will breathe. In yoga,… — Darren Main Copy Share
