“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“To a yogi, the breath is the anchor that keeps the mind in the eternal now. Just as an anchored boat still… — 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
“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
“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 the tightly closed eyelids of a child trying to escape the reprimand of a parent, there is a part of the… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Hell is indeed a fiery pit—but it’s not found in death, but rather in your stomach when you fail to speak your… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Many look at the blessings in their lives—money, talent, love, abundance, and so on—and say, “I must be one of the chosen… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“It has been said that the body is the temple of the spirit and the mind is the altar within that temple.… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Most people spend years trying to feng shui their lives—to decorate and reorganize life in such a way that order and peace… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Yoga and meditation not only give us the ability to enjoy the beautiful moments in life, but also the ability to fully… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Do numbers hold spiritual significance? Perhaps they do. For me, the most powerful numbers are two and six because when you multiply… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Typically, awareness is only directed to the pronounced sensations of the body—the pleasurable and the painful. In yoga, over and over again,… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Why do we call yoga a practice? The yoga poses of life—the grief, the fear, the uncertainty—rarely offer us the option of… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Yoga gives you the freedom to choose, but it does not guarantee you will choose freedom.” — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
