British India (now in Tamil Nadu)

By the sharp goad of nada, the mind, which is like a furious elephant roaming in the garden of senses, is controlled.

Making atma the center of Brahma and everything Brahma; remain without even a single thought in samadhi.

Nada is like the net that snares the deer (mind) inside, also acting as the hunter who slays it.

A strong yet flexible mind can never be an overnight attainment; the process takes many years.

Guru is not merely a yoga teacher. He is the only one who can enlighten your soul by the luminosity of his revealed spirit.

When the mind ceases to be fickle and is united by fixing it in nada, it becomes immobile like a wingless bird.

By systematically restraining the prana (breath), the nadis and chakras are purified, allowing the prana to enter the sushumna.

Non-violence, truth, non-stealing, continence, forgiveness, endurance, compassion, humility, moderate diet, and cleanliness are the ten rules of conduct (yama).

As long as the breath is restrained in the body, the mind is devoid of thought, and the gaze is centered between the eyebrows, why should there be fear of death?

Understanding that the entire universe is an illusion.