Pranayam is the right science of breathing where deep…

Krishnamacharya's personal practice was always with long deep breathing and mental focus. Observe the position of his head, the lower abdomen and his mental…

— A. G. Mohan

“It takes time to learn the correct method of rhythmic breathing by taking deep, slow and stable breaths. Before starting the practice of Kumbhak…

— Acharya Balkrishna

“Practicing mindful, focused breathing, even for ten minutes a day, reduces stress and promotes relaxation. Slow, deep, rhythmic breathing causes a reflex stimulation of…

— S.J. Scott

Rhythm is a means of organizing sound into specific energy formulas to harmonize the mind and body. Chanting, rhythmic breathing and drumming form an…

— Layne Redmond

“In order to make spiritual progress, you must be patience like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.”

— Lakshmana

“Religions, creeds, drama, poetry, games, folklore, folk tales, mythology, moral and aesthetic codes' elements of the political and juridical life affirming a personality's value…

— Alija Izetbegović

“Just as God has established the Knowledge of the Kramic path (traditional step-by-step path of spiritual progress), similarly this is Akram Vignan (spiritual science…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Inferno was for learning about the nature of our sins. Purgatorio is for learning how to overcome our tendencies to fall victim to them.…

— Rod Dreher

Spiritual progress is the changing of the point of view.

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

Nothing of that which is conducive to help man, collectively or individually, to live not "happily" but less unhappily in this world, ought to…

— H. P. Blavatsky

“Merit Karma (punya) is a ‘file’ [that which needs to be dealt with, with equanimity], and demerit karma (paap) is also a ‘file’. Merit…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Great material progress has not been matched by great spiritual progress. Quite the opposite. Indeed, from this point of view perhaps man has never…

— Tiziano Terzani

Spiritual progress is when on becomes free not only of the knowledge which is inevitably from the past, but also from the need to…

— Ravi Ravindra

“Since all people, regardless of categories, are Shiva Himself appearing in that form, all gods, supergods, masters of higher worlds (bhuvanas), purer beings in…

— Balajinnatha Pandita

“With the veil removed by the rending of Jesus' flesh, with nothing on God's side to prevent us from entering, why do we tarry…

— A.W. Tozer