“Every action, whether noble or immoral, is preceded by thought. That thought may be conscious or unconscious, ignorant or mindful. The only… — 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
“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
“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
“To the unaware person, karma is the prison in which the mind is held hostage. Because of karma, an unaware person is… — 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
“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
“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
“It is easy to make the mistake of thinking yoga is about touching your toes when in fact yoga is about learning… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“The mind is the only level at which any lasting change can occur—it is the soil in which we plant our hopes… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“The law of karma is like the wind—blowing on all. Whether you are good or evil, bright or dim, kind or unkind,… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Within your ego mind there is a prison cell. Its bars are made of resentment and the door is hung on the… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“The world would have us fill every space and occupy every corner of the mind. Yoga asks us to become empty; to… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
Meditation is a time to focus, train the mind, and bring it to stillness. It is not a time to rest and… — 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
“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
“The practice of meditation helps us to organize our thoughts and structure our ideas. Through the practice of meditation, we can open… — 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
