Yoga Makaranda Quotes

“The following are fit practitioners or potential persons suitable for undertaking the practice of Yoga: a person who has an aptitude for learning, who is morally and spiritually sound, who has conquered his senses (Jitendriya), who has a peaceful mind (Śānta-citta), who speaks the truth (Satya-vādin), who takes delight in serving the teacher, who serves his father and mother, who is pure and clean in [thought and action], who acts according to the scriptures, who has faith in and loves pilgrimage (yātrā), who bathes in the [holy river] Gaṅgā and other holy rivers, who has faith in his prescribed responsibilities (svajāti-dharma), who is humble, who loves his motherland (Deśa-abhimānin) and who has fondness for his family (Kula-”
― Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Yoga Makaranda: The Nectar of Yoga