The first step is to recognize that certain tendencies of our mind are responsible for producing painful effects. If these tendencies are not curtail… - T.K.V. Desikachar

Changes of mind can be observed primarily in our relationships with other people. Relationships are the real test of whether we actually understand ourselves better.

In 1939 and 1940, Krishnamacharya was visited by a French medical team who wanted to verify that an experienced yogi could deliberately stop his heartbeat. For Śrī Krishnamacharya, this muchmarvelled-at examination was a rather bothersome demonstration, one that he undertook out of feeling responsible to validate yoga in the eyes of the skeptical scientific world.

The ultimate goal of yoga is to always observe things accurately, and therefore never act in a way that will make us regret our actions later.