Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.

We must keep both our femininity and our strength.

Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness.

We women must listen to our inner voice. It is easier for women to do this as they are not afraid to say what they feel.

Yoga is the art and science of living.

Yoga means union, in all its significances and dimensions.

Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual.

It becomes necessary to learn how to clear the mind of all clouds, to free it of all useless ballast and debris by dismissing the burden of too much concern with material things.

Tell your husbands any bad news when everything is calm, not just as they come through the door.

I do not belong to any religion. Everything is between God and myself.

Laughter drives shouting away.

I was moving around with my imperfect, broken pieces until you came across and stitched my flaws with your words.

We ache with the yearningthat turns half into wholeand offer no excusesfor the beauty of our souls.

Rebellion is what you make of it. When you've been on a tour bus for two months straight, and then you get in your car and drive wherever you want, that can feel rebellious.

Sometimes when almost everything is wrong, one thing is so right you would do it all again.

A key thing in being a leader is you’ve got to pause yourself.

As the woods are the same, the trees standing in their places, the rocks and the earth... they are always different too, as lights and shadows and seasons and moods pass through them.

A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man.

Epidemics follow patterns because diseases follow patterns. Viruses spread; they reproduce; they die.

Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that lands like a thud on the oval office desk?

The heavier our bodies, the higher our will, our spirit, rises above them.' 'The wearier we are, the more splendid the training.