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> [I just think that the reality of life is impermanence. That's the foundation of understanding what Yoga is, and we're here for however long we're here, and then it's over. And I've known this since I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-just-think-that-the-reality-of-life-is-impermanence-that-s-the/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

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## More by Gary Kraftsow

> [I have a son, and I was married for twenty years, and I got divorced, and there's a new woman in my life, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-have-a-son-and-i-was-married-for-twenty-years-and-i-got-divorced/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [When I was twenty, and my family were business people, and I had disappeared to India and they were like, "What are you doing?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/when-i-was-twenty-and-my-family-were-business-people-and-i-had/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [It's going to be over fairly soon; it goes by quick. Even if I live till I'm one hundred, it's quick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/it-s-going-to-be-over-fairly-soon-it-goes-by-quick-even-if-i-live/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [Even before I knew Yoga in this life, I was into that kind of thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/even-before-i-knew-yoga-in-this-life-i-was-into-that-kind-of-thing/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [Your experience is nutrition. You digest your experience and you grow from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/your-experience-is-nutrition-you-digest-your-experience-and-you-grow/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [I just think that the reality of life is impermanence. That's the foundation of understanding what Yoga is, and we're here for however long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-just-think-that-the-reality-of-life-is-impermanence-that-s-the/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [I'm in a body, and when my sleep ends, I'm awake. I don't really understand the... that's not really a choice. I mean unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-m-in-a-body-and-when-my-sleep-ends-i-m-awake-i-don-t-really/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [My degree was in Depth Psychology and Religion, so I can really speak directly about pop American psychology masquerading as Yoga.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/my-degree-was-in-depth-psychology-and-religion-so-i-can-really-speak/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [My life hasn't been static - I spent a lot of time in Europe, a lot of time in India. So I traveled around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/my-life-hasn-t-been-static-i-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-europe-a-lot-of/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [Why I wake up in the morning is that I'm still alive, and I want to figure out whatever I can before it's over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/why-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-is-that-i-m-still-alive-and-i-want-to/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [There's the kind of people like me, who spent years in India, have learned Sanskrit, have done this work deeply - they probably say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/there-s-the-kind-of-people-like-me-who-spent-years-in-india-have/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [For me, life has been interesting and entertaining, and I'm interested and curious about what's going to happen each day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/for-me-life-has-been-interesting-and-entertaining-and-i-m-interested/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [What I like the best is when I can be still and not move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/what-i-like-the-best-is-when-i-can-be-still-and-not-move/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [Waking up in the morning isn't a choice, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/waking-up-in-the-morning-isn-t-a-choice-you-know/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

> [I think I've always had a pretty good time in life. I mean, I've had major trouble, and major brain surgeries, and challenges in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-kraftsow/i-think-i-ve-always-had-a-pretty-good-time-in-life-i-mean-i-ve-had/)

[Gary Kraftsow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-kraftsow/)

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