有時我們的身體有意願，但我們的心卻虛弱地說：「我們沒有時間，」或者說：「算了吧，這事不值得付出那麼多。」

但，有時我們的心有意願，而我們的身體卻虛弱地說：「我真的太疲憊了。」

瑜伽練習者一定要專注於身心之間，傾聽雙方的意見，但要讓智性與靈性做出真正的決定。因為，只有在智性與靈性之中，才有真實的意志力與真實的奉獻。

在努力擴展自身能力的同時，根據你現有的能力行動。

今天十分鐘，幾天之後，十二分鐘，熟練之後再延長。與其大量重複錯誤體位法，不如少量練習正確的體位法。

不要說：「我對自己很失望」，每天拿出一點時間堅持修習體位法，有時身心都順從於自己的意志力，而有時身心會進行反抗。

你是否有什麼身體的問題影響你的練習？膝部受傷？有脊背僵硬？那就是你的問題了，你要學會面對它，就像對待有問題的孩子，你要付出額外的關注和愛，也不要計較失敗。

生活中的失敗會讓我們拿出決心。

看著我，我不害怕，我也知道難題是無法逃避的，如果難題昨天出現，當然更好，但如果難題20年後還出現，也沒關係。

不要懼怕，不要執著於你的身體，即使恐懼出現，也要接受它，找到走過恐懼的勇氣，若有恐懼的感覺，練習瑜伽體式時一定要去除對身體的執著，以客觀的心態，視之為創造新的機會。

Sometimes our body is willing but our mind is weak and says, “We don’t have time.” or “Forget it , its not worth all the effort.” Sometimes it is our mind that is willing, but out body is weak and says, “I’m really too tired for all this trouble.” A practitioner must focus between the mind and the body, listening to the counsel of each, but letting the intelligence and the soul make the true decision, for this is where real willpower and real dedication are found. Do to your capacity while always striving to extend your capacity, Ten minutes today. After a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend. It is better to do a good pose minimum than a bad pose maximum.

Do not say that you are disappointed with yourself. Find time every day to do something to maintain the asana practice. Sometimes both body and ind yield to willpower, and at other times they rebel.

Do you have a problem part that makes the practice difficult for you? An injured knee? A stiff back? That is your problem child. Learn how to deal with it and how to nurture it, as you would a child who had problems that needed extra love and attention. Do not bother about failures either.

Failures in life lead one toward determination.

Look at me. I am not afraid, and I know there is no way to spare my difficulties. For me if it came yesterday, so much the better. If it comes after 20 years, it is also good. All is well.

Do not be afraid. Do not be attached to your body. Even if fear comes, accept it and find the courage to come through it. When you experience fear, you must practice without attachment to the body, thinking of it objectively as an opportunity for creative work.