"Yoga without the Yamas is like spaghetti without the sauce."
Quotes
© J.Vock/DharmaYogaCenter.com
"Be compassionate and surrender your ego. Be always content, a happy soul, and surrender to your own Self."
"Remember, everybody passes through the same thing."
"Three times blessed are those that can copy the teacher physically, mentally and spiritually."
"Sometimes you think you are 100% right, but you are 100% wrong!"
"You have to have strong desire for liberation."
"Relaxation is the best antidote to impurities."
"With constant practice, one can improve his physical body and mental attitude rapidly, thereby igniting the higher motives of making one’s self useful to himself and all mankind."
"Bring your attention to your heart. Everything is within."
"Everything is there, you just have to turn it on."
"Most adults don’t sing anymore. We have to break that, and start singing the name of the Almighty One. Try to cultivate the emotions. We have to elevate our emotions to the maximum, to the limit, and that then turns into spiritual bliss."
"When you are self-controlled, you like yourself."
"With the Ethical Rules and a little concentration, anything is possible."
"When I first wake up in the morning, I spend a little while just sitting in that nothingness — in that void, and then the bliss comes."
"Get Self Knowledge."
"Everything returns in mysterious ways — it’s the Law of Karma."
"Yogis love to be alone."
"The beauty of reincarnation is that you will meet your loved ones again next life. When you really love someone, you will be with them again."
"Whatever you are doing, feel that all beings are enjoying through your senses."
"Everything is perfect. That is the beauty of yoga: to bring our consciousness to this level."
"When you have fortitude, you stand supreme under any conditions."
"Be kind to everyone; forgive everyone everything."
"Suffering is good."
"Reduce your wants and lead a happy and contented life. Never hurt the feelings of others and be kind to all. Think of God as soon as you get up and when you go to bed."
"The other self is your worst enemy."
"Keep your thoughts pure."
"The action of compassion is to see yourself in others. This is the most important thing for all of us to practice all the time."
"Everything is perfect and nothing is permanent."
"Pleasure and pain are the mind and the senses."
"The purpose of life is to experience everything."
"Be grateful to exist."
"All living beings fear violence."
"Go beyond the fears and doubts."
"Do all the postures very slowly, without pain or straining. Be nice to all."
"Pretend that you are already there: perfect. You are just trying to gather evidence."
"With practice, you’ll be able to hold your mind for a long time on one thing."
"The Real Self does not need enlightenment. It is the cause of enlightenment."
"All actions have the perfect reaction."
"The calmer you are, the more craving-free you are."
"You are the master of your senses."
"Only knowledge can relieve the pain and suffering."
"What is the Self inside? It’s the same as God. It doesn’t involve any enjoyment because there is no personal self there."
"Learn how to remain still, without any action during the Asanas."
"When you are doing things together, you are inside the collective mind, and share psychic knowledge with each other. That is how you become one."
"Can you see God in every person?"
"Do the practice because it has to be done."
"All these fancy poses have nothing to do with enlightenment."
"Always stay alert, radiating love and peace 24 hours a day, every day."
"By controlling the breath, the mind also will be controlled."
"Go into seclusion and rest your mind on the silence."
"The amount of happiness that you are experiencing right now is due to your previous actions."
"Visualize yourself doing it. If you believe you are full of doubt, then you will be filled with doubt."
"Whatever you can perceive is not you. That is something else. You are the perceiver."
"Move your joints every day. You have to find your own tricks. Bury your mind deep in your heart, and watch the body move by itself."
"We are eternal. We are immutable."
"To conserve energy, observe silence after the class."
"The secret to success is constant practice."
"First you get knowledge, and then you have to reflect upon it."
"You need to have angry determination."
"Do selfless work, and don’t even think about the spiritual benefits."
"Belief is not enough, you have to experience."
"Yogis are always content. They do their best, but they are not worried about the results."
"All the pain and suffering in all creation is for purification and realization comes according to purification."
"Live the golden rule. Purify the heart. Lose the ego."
"The Supreme Teacher is within you. By constant attention to Him, you’ll be stuffed with bliss and joy."
"Intelligence itself can be perceived. That’s how you know you are not it."
"If you see yourself everywhere, that is a sign of Self-realization."
"When you are full of love, calm, serene and realize the Laws of Karma, all these doesn’t affect you much."
"Do it because it has to be done and expect nothing."
"You should practice relaxation every day."
"The Spiritual Sun already blazes within."
"Imagine nothing existed, no creation, no planet, no people, nothing. Just void. Now think about existing and have been given an ego to be here — isn’t that nice?"
"People become depressed when they neglect their spiritual practice."
"Every time you have a chance, go within and do your meditation."
"Be a witness of body and mind activities."
"Your worst enemy is your own self when you are not under control."
"Your goal is Self Knowledge; your Guru is here (at the center of the chest)."
"Real Yogis love the absence of activities."
"Yoga truly means to be respectful and compassionate to all living beings and to be free from all sorrow. Who wouldn’t want that?"
"When you have a little Self Knowledge, you are a king among men. This is very rare. The rest are all lost in duality, lost in their ego. I have many disciples that are still lost. They still don’t understand about higher things."
"Your mind is going to be busy with the senses. Remain unconcerned."
"If you open your heart and become like a child, you will always be blissful, always content."
"By realizing what you really are, that triggers the highest senses of perception."
"Who is full of doubts, suffering and depressed? It’s the body and mind passing through the effects from your previous deeds. Pass through this suffering gracefully and try never to complain."
"The greatest of all impurities is ignorance of your own True Self."
"Purify your heart and lose your ego."
"Stay truthful and blissful."
"Bless everything. You are a portion of God."
"You have to get serious about your practice!"
"You become what you believe."
"The secret is to have firm, regular concentration on one thing."
"Be receptive to the infinite wisdom and intuition within you."
"See yourself in the practice you are not able to access right now. Imagine yourself in it."
"How you eat and what you eat has a great effect on your future state of health."
"Always remember that Nature refuses to be rushed. She can only be made to evolve and that takes time, so take heart."
"When you are quiet, you see everything with love."
"You have to go to the very edge again and again. That’s how eventually you go beyond."
"The most important prayer is to say thank you, even for the air you breathe."
"The purpose of meditation is to remove your doubts."
"Everything depends on your mental attitude."