“The source of my father’s teaching, and the essence of Yoga, was formulated by the great Indian sage, Patanjali, more than two thousand years… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
“The way he would communicate, the way he made you feel was that you were so important, creating the feeling of wanting you to… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
“There are eight components of Yoga. These are: yama, our attitudes toward our environment. niyama, our attitudes toward ourselves. āsana, the practice of body… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
“as Francis Bacon put it more than four centuries ago, is that “the mind can be enlarged, according to its capacity, to the grandeur… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
“To live the life of Yoga, to repeat, is about a faith that continuously guides the teacher toward practices leading to the harmony of… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
“Another aspect of yoga has to do with our actions. Yoga therefore also means acting in such a way that all of our attention… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
“The mind, which is subject to change, and the Perceiver, which is not, are in proximity but are of distinct and different characters. When… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
“In sum, Patanjali suggests that we channel our curiosity and our mental powers into areas of fruitful interest as a means of calming the… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
“The first step is to recognize that certain tendencies of our mind are responsible for producing painful effects. If these tendencies are not curtailed,… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share
