Kingdom of Mysore (now Karnataka

The breath moving in the middle passage makes the mind still. This is called the state of manonmani—devoid of thought.

By cultivating awareness of the unstruck resonance (anahata shabda), the mind dissolves into supreme consciousness.

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

Expansion of mundane consciousness must be the motivation for the practice.

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

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

The system has been designed for the people of Kali Yuga; Hatha Yoga commences with purification of the body.

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?

The greatest secret of life is that you can exist any way you choose.