“A person who starts doing yoga becomes happy but soon feels that practice alone is not enough. That’s why yoga gives us a set of guidelines to follow that make all facets of our life an art. It includes behavioral restraints that remove obstacles to our growth, and ordained actions that enable us to realize our highest potentials. If we try to live within these guidelines, we stay happy. If we disrespect them, we are visited by unhappiness once again. Sisters and brothers, if you’ve decided to walk the path of yoga, accept these guidelines right from the start. That way your mind will become peaceful and you will grow spiritually in your meditation room.”
— Swami Kripalu