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...conversation can be as mutually incomprehensible as foreign languages. We need the different and complementary perspectives of the various yogas - and ideally of all religions - not only to reach God but to reach each other.

Definitely an intelligence in the light of the heart. In yoga, we refer to this as the heart center - right behind the breastbone, and visualize it as a golden candle flame of light and spirit.

Depending on their psychic make up, for some people, closing the eyes or being quiet produces anxiety and increases mental agitation. In such situations it is better to undertake the practice of yoga-whether physical yoga or meditation-with other people with whom one is comfortable and at ease. Gradually, as we see more and more clearly their roots, the fears and the imaginings will diminish. Mental distractions are harder to overcome when practicing alone. (109)

Dharma gives you the balance. It gives you the establishment into proper behavior, proper understanding, proper living, but it doesn't give you the completion of your journey. It doesn't give you the satisfaction of reaching the destination and your personality is still incomplete. So one has to have the experience of the spirit.

Discrimination involves reflection and absorption.

Discrimination, viveka, means you know the difference between the transient and the eternal. That's what discrimination means in Shankara's yoga.

Divinity cannot be perceived through your brain, unless and until this light of your spirit shines into it.

Don't teach too many postures; just the main ones, and hold them for a long time.

Doing yoga on the road was really a life-saver, and a life-changer….It kept me focused and gave me more control over the way I divided my energy. I realize that if [a place of goodness] is the basis for all decision-making, then the road is clear.

Don't be afraid to experiement with your life and with your heart, your meditation and your being. Just love.

Don't try and understand this with your mind. There will be no absolute knowing, no certainty in these thoughts and philosophies and ideas.

Do something nice for somebody. Do something nice for God. Do something nice for the earth - and don't expect anything in return or you will suffer.

Don't worry. These poses have nothing to do with meditation or enlightenment.

Down on my knees / I peel back the layers of the world.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

Each day try and go through the day with an attitude of being a servant to the world. You'll benefit the most - and the way will be joyous.

Each day when you meditate, you should devote the first few minutes of your meditation to concentration. This will develop the power of the intellect.

Each breath is transforming me into thine image.

Emotional pain rarely comes up for me now. When it does, for sure, I feel it. But then, fortunately, through my life experience and my practices, I'm able to see it for what it is, and I'm able to use the techniques that yoga and Ayurveda have to offer us.

Ego is even worse than dirt and filth because it attacks others.

Enjoy being with yourself, hanging out with yourself, doing things by yourself.

Enlightenment is represented by Sri Krishna, who is said to be an avatar.

Enlightenment of your brain means the limited capacity of your brain has to become unlimited in its capacity to realize God.

Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace". Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place".

Enlightenment is cumulative. You become a little more enlightened each day as you practice yoga and Buddhism.

Enjoyment is only possible when you are beyond your mind.

Enrichment only comes through purification.

Eternity does nothing but give.

Eternity, I don't know what's right or wrong, good or bad. I may be doing what's right or I may be deceiving myself. So instead, what I'm going to do is give my life to you.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Everyone is a flux - so it's good to suspend judgements forever.

Everyone is growing and developing. Everyone has to go through a trial and eror process of finding what is right.

Everyone is part of you.

Eternity gives life to all and sustains all, transforms all on the wheel of dharma - until all attain perfection.

Eternity is selfless giving. Eternity sends forth all of the worlds, the very fabric of existence.

Everybody is in the waiting room of life. Yoga is not a waiting. It is a doing, today.

Everybody out there is just doing things for themesleves. So if you don't do that you've got to be crazy ... crazy about selfless giving!

Every morning I stand on my head and do a yoga workout.

Every path, every street in the world is your walking meditation path.

Everything depends on your mental attitude.

Everything is a formation or an aggregate of love.

Everything is illusion, except for the Divine Love of God that is all-pervading which you can feel through your Spirit.

Everything is the will of God - we are only instruments of her will and we learn to just love and accept.

Exercise helps me with stress. It changes your brain chemistry. I turn to Ashtanga yoga when I feel the need to relax. I love it, but it's not right for everybody. It's taught to you a little bit at a time, according to your body type and your strength. That keeps things challenging.

Every time you have a chance, go within and do your meditation.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Falling out of balance doesn't matter, really and truly. How we deal with that moment and how we find our way back to center, every day, again and again - that is the practice of yoga...it's about trusting that you will find your way.

Feminism freed my mind. Yoga freed my body. It's one thing to intellectualize self-love and another to embody it.

Feeling "comfortable" is the short path to annihilation.

Fix your awareness gently on the center of your chest. Try to feel love.