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„Не существует движения по прямой, движение всегда циклично.“

„Нет предела человеческим возможностям, силе слова и силе ума.“

„Доктрины, догмы, ритуалы, книги, храмы и т. п. — все это вторично.“

„Любая злая мысль или поступок, от которых мы сумели удержаться, идет на пользу нам.“

„Знание есть сила, и, познавая, мы обретаем власть над познанным.“

„Просыпайся и не останавливайся, пока не достигнешь своей цели.“

“Through the sounding of the Word and through reflection upon its meaning, the Way is found.”

“The chitta is stabilized and rendered free from illusion as the lower nature is purified and no longer indulged.”

“From this comes the realisation of the Self (the soul) and the removal of all obstacles.”

“The Word of Ishvara is AUM (or OM). This is the Pranava.
II. The Sacred Word. This is the Word of Glory, the AUM. This is the Pranava, the sound of conscious Life itself as It is breathed forth into all forms...”

“The basis of correct knowledge is correct perception, correct deduction and correct witness (or accurate evidence).
One of the most revolutionary realizations to which the occult student has to adjust himself is the appreciation that the mind is a means whereby knowledge is to be gained...”

“One becomes firmly established in practice only after attending to it for a long time, without interruption and with an attitude of devotion.”

“Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.”

“Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked.”

“The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars.”

“Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.”

“The posture assumed must be steady and easy.”

“When right posture (asana) has been attained there follows right control of prana and proper inspiration and expiration of the breath.”

“The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara.”