Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah. (Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations and modifications of the mind).

Tada drashtuh svarupe avasthanam. (Then the Seer abides in its own true, untouched nature).

Vritti sarupyam itaratra. (At other times, the Seer identifies with the fluctuating mental modifications).

Abhyasa vairagyabhyam tan nirodhah. (The stilling of mental fluctuations is achieved through dedicated practice and conscious non-attachment).

Tatra sthitau yatno abhyasah. (Practice is the continuous, steady effort to remain established in quiet awareness).

Sa tu dirgha kala nairantarya satkara asevito dridha bhumih. (Practice becomes firmly grounded when cultivated consistently, without interruption, and with reverent devotion over a long time).

Drishta anushravika vishaya vitrishnasya vashikara sanjna vairagyam. (Non-attachment is the conscious mastery of desire for visible and promised pleasures).

Tat param purusha khyater guna vaitrishnyam. (The highest non-attachment arises from direct realization of pure Consciousness, transcending the primal qualities of nature).

Ishvara pranidhanad va. (Or meditative surrender to the Divine brings swift realization).

Tasya vachakah pranavah. (The sacred syllable Om is the cosmic vibration expressing the supreme reality).

Tajjapas tadartha bhavanam. (Repetition of Om with deep contemplation on its meaning unveils inner truth).

Tatah pratyak chetana adhigamo apy antaraya abhavash cha. (Through dedicated meditation on the Divine, inner awareness blossoms and all inner obstacles dissolve).

Vyadhi styana samshaya pramada alasya avirati bhranti darshana alabdh भूमिकाtva anavasthitatvani chitta vikshepah. (Disease, dullness, doubt, negligence, laziness, craving, delusion, and instability are the mind's scatterings).

Duhkha daurmanasya angamejayatva shvasaprashvasa vikshepa sahabhuvah. (Grief, distress, physical tremors, and erratic breathing accompany a scattered mind).

Tat pratishedhartham eka tattva abhyasah. (To overcome mental scatterings, practice focusing one-pointedly on a single principle).

Maitri karuna mudita upekshanam sukha duhkha punya apunya vishayanam bhavanatah chitta prasadanam. (By cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the sorrowful, delight in the virtuous, and equanimity toward the wicked, the mind retains serene clarity).

Prachchhardana vidharanabhyam va pranasya. (Or serenity is attained through conscious regulation and gentle retention of the breath).

Vishoka va jyotishmati. (Or meditation on the luminous, sorrowless inner light reveals supreme peace).

Vita raga vishayam va chittam. (Or meditation on a mind that has transcended worldly desire brings tranquility).

Svapna nidra jnanalambanam va. (Or contemplation on the wisdom gained from dreams and deep sleep stabilizes the mind).

Yathabhimata dhyanad va. (Or meditation on any uplifting object that naturally inspires your heart brings stillness).

Paramanu parama mahattva anto asya vashikarah. (When the mind is stilled, its mastery extends from the infinitesimal particle to the infinite cosmos).

Tapah svadhyaya ishvara pranidhanani kriya yogah. (Self-discipline, self-study, and surrender to the Divine constitute Kriya Yoga).

Klesha tanu karanarthah samadhi bhavanarthash cha. (The purpose of practice is to weaken the afflictions and cultivate meditative absorption).

Avidya asmita raga dvesha abhiniveshah kleshah. (The five afflictions are ignorance, egoism, attachment, aversion, and clinging to life).

Avidya kshetram uttaresham prasupta tanu vichhinnodaranam. (Ignorance of our true nature is the breeding ground for all other afflictions).

Anitya ashuchi duhkha anatmasu nitya shuchi sukha atma khyatir avidya. (Ignorance is mistaking the transient, impure, sorrowful, and non-self for the eternal, pure, joyful, and Self).

Drig darshana shaktyor ekatmata iva asmita. (Egoism is the misidentification of the power of seeing with the instrument of seeing).

Sukhanushayi ragah. (Attachment is the clinging to the memory of past pleasure).

Duhkhanushayi dveshah. (Aversion is the reactive repulsion toward the memory of past pain).

Svarasavahi vidusho pi tatha rudho abhiniveshah. (The instinctive clinging to bodily life flows by its own momentum even in the wise).

Te pratiprasava heyah sukshmah. (These subtle afflictions are destroyed by resolving them back into their primal source).

Dhyana heyas tad vrittayah. (Their gross manifestations are eliminated through meditation).

Heyam duhkham anagatam. (The suffering which is yet to come can and should be prevented).

Drashtri drishyayoh samyogo heya hetuh. (The misidentification of the seer with the seen is the root cause of all suffering).

Prakasha kriya sthiti shilam bhutendriyatmakam bhoga apavargartham drishyam. (The objective world of light, action, and inertia exists to provide experience and ultimate liberation).

Drashta drishi matrah shuddho pi pratyayanupashyah. (The Seer is pure awareness alone; though pure, it witnesses the impressions presented by the mind).

Tad artha eva drishyasya atma. (The very existence of the objective world is solely for the sake of the Seer).

Viveka khyatir aviplava hanopayah. (Unwavering discriminative awareness between the seer and the seen is the ultimate means of liberation).

Yoganga anushthanad ashuddhi kshaye jnanadiptir a vivekakhyateh. (By practicing the eight limbs of yoga, impurities dissolve and the light of wisdom shines forth).

Yama niyama asana pranayama pratyahara dharana dhyana samadhayo ashtav angani. (The eight limbs of yoga are ethical restraint, personal observances, steady posture, breath regulation, sensory withdrawal, concentration, meditation, and absorption).

Ahimsa satya asteya brahmacharya aparigraha yamah. (The ethical restraints are non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, energy conservation, and non-possessiveness).

Ete jati desha kala samaya anavachchhinnah sarvabhauma maha vratam. (These restraints are universal great vows, unconditioned by class, place, time, or circumstance).

Shaucha santosha tapah svadhyaya ishvarapranidhanani niyamah. (The personal observances are purity, contentment, self-discipline, sacred self-study, and devotion to the Divine).

Vitarka badhane pratipaksha bhavanam. (When disturbed by negative thoughts, cultivate the opposite uplifting attitude).

Ahimsa pratishtayam tat sannidhau vaira tyagah. (When established in non-violence, all hostility ceases in one's presence).

Satya pratishtayam kriya phala ashrayatvam. (When established in truthfulness, one's actions naturally yield their rightful fruits).

Asteya pratishtayam sarva ratnopasthanam. (When non-stealing is firmly established, all precious treasures present themselves naturally).

Brahmacharya pratishtayam virya labhah. (When vital energy is conserved and elevated, profound vigor and moral strength are gained).

Aparigraha sthairye janma kathamta sambodhah. (When non-possessiveness is mastered, deep understanding of life's purpose unfolds).

Shauchat sva anga jugupsa parair asamsargah. (Through purity arises clarity of intellect, cheerfulness of mind, and one-pointed focus).

Santoshad anuttamah sukha labhah. (From unconditioned contentment arises unsurpassed happiness).

Kayendriya siddhir ashuddhi kshayat tapasah. (Through self-discipline, impurities are destroyed and mastery of body and senses is attained).

Svadhyayad ishta devata samprayogah. (Through sacred self-study, communion with the divine ideal is realized).

Samadhi siddhir ishvarapranidhanat. (Through complete surrender to the Divine, meditative absorption is perfected).

Sthira sukham asanam. (The meditative posture should be steady, stable, and comfortable).

Prayatna shaithilya ananta samapattibhyam. (Posture is mastered through releasing unnecessary effort and merging awareness into the infinite).

Tato dvandva anabhighatah. (Then one is unassailed by the dualities of heat and cold, pleasure and pain).

Tasmin sati shvasaprashvasayor gati vichchhedah pranayamah. (When posture is steady, pranayama is the conscious regulation of the flow of inhalation and exhalation).

Tatah kshiyate prakasha avaranam. (Then the veil concealing the inner light of wisdom is destroyed).

Dharanasu cha yogyata manasah. (And the mind becomes fit for deep concentration).

Sva vishaya asamprayoge chittasya svarupanukara ivendriyanam pratyaharah. (Sensory withdrawal is when the senses disengage from external objects and rest in the nature of the mind).

Tatah parama vashyatendriyanam. (Then arises supreme mastery over the senses).

Desha bandhash chittasya dharana. (Concentration is the binding of conscious attention to a single focal point).

Tatra pratyayaikatanata dhyanam. (Meditation is the unbroken continuous stream of awareness toward that object).

Tad eva artha matra nirbhasam svarupa shunyam iva samadhih. (Absorption is when awareness shines solely as the object itself, transcending the sense of the meditator).

Trayam ekatra samyamah. (The simultaneous application of concentration, meditation, and absorption is Samyama).

Taj jayat prajnalokah. (Through the mastery of Samyama, the brilliant luminescence of intuitive wisdom dawns).

Tasya bhumishu viniyogah. (Samyama must be applied progressively in successive stages of consciousness).

Kshana tat kramayoh samyamad vivekajam jnanam. (By practicing Samyama on the single present moment and its succession, intuitive wisdom is born).

Taraka sarva vishayam sarvatha vishayam akramam cheti vivekajam jnanam. (Discriminative wisdom delivers the soul from illusion, illuminating all objects simultaneously).

Sattva purushayoh shuddhi samye kaivalyam. (When the clarity of the mind matches the pure luminescence of the Self, absolute liberation is realized).

Janmaushadhi mantra tapah samadhijah siddhayah. (Spiritual capacities arise from birth, herbs, mantras, disciplined austerity, or samadhi).

Nimittam aprayojakam prakritinam varana bhedas tu tatah kshetrikavat. (Spiritual practice does not create our divine nature; it merely removes the barriers, like a farmer opening a water gate).

Tatah klesha karma nivrittih. (Through supreme realization, all afflictions and binding karmic traces cease completely).

Tada sarvavarana malapetasya jnanasya anantyaj jneyam alpam. (Then, when all veils of ignorance are removed, the infinite ocean of wisdom reveals that the knowable world is minute).

Purushartha shunya nam gunanam pratiprasavah kaivalyam svarupa pratishtha va chiti shaktir iti. (Kaivalya is the eternal resting of Consciousness in its own sovereign radiance).

The mind is like a clear crystal; it takes on the color of whatever object it reflects.

When concentration is mastered, the mind gains the power to pierce through the subtlest layers of nature.

Continuous mindfulness transforms unconscious reactions into deliberate, wise actions.

Do not fight negative thoughts with force; starve them of attention by focusing on the positive.

The breath is the bridge between the physical body and the subtle mind.

When the mind is peaceful, intuitive knowledge flows like an unobstructed mountain stream.

Inner strength is forged not in ease, but in maintaining equanimity during unexpected disruptions.

Let your meditation be free from ambition; true stillness is effortless being.

The yogi who is established in truth speaks only that which brings healing and light.

Realize that you are the eternal observer of the mental theater, never the actor trapped on stage.

Every obstacle on the spiritual path is an unlearned lesson waiting for conscious understanding.

True detachment is not cold indifference, but boundless freedom from possessive fear.

In the silence of Samadhi, the individual drop discovers it is the infinite ocean.

Guard your morning hours for contemplation; how you begin your day shapes the quality of your consciousness.

Harmonize your actions with nature's rhythm, and unnecessary friction dissolves from your life.

The greatest victory is not over external empires, but over one's own turbulent thoughts.

Let purity of intention guide your work, and success will follow as a natural consequence.

Contentment is a fortress that no misfortune can conquer.

When awareness is centered in the heart, fear dissolves like mist before the morning sun.

The eight limbs of yoga are not sequential steps, but interconnected facets of a single diamond.

Live with such clarity that every action is a conscious step toward absolute freedom.

Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah. (Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations and modifications of the mind).

Tada drashtuh svarupe avasthanam. (Then the Seer abides in its own true, untouched nature).

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What you seek is seeking you.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.