“Most people guard against going into the fire, and so end up in it.” -Rumi

“We cannot limit our intake to the qualities that are “easy to take” – we must welcome those that force us to change the patterns we have been able to deal with in the past. We must come to understand that everything is part of perfection and must be taken in in a state of surrender: it must be digested and transcended.” -Rudi

“Yes, when you see for the first time, a great laughter arises in you – the laughter about the whole ridiculousness of your misery, the laughter about the whole foolishness of your problems, the laughter about the whole absurdity of your suffering.” -Osho

“Whoever plants the seed of devotion takes the seed from the divine harvest. Whoever plays music with joy is moved by divine inspiration but doesn’t know it.” -Rumi

“As water is the cleansing and purifying element in the physical world, so love performs the same service on the higher planes.” -Hazrat Inayat Khan

“The path is strewn with many obstacles, so you can’t let one obstacle stop you. You have many obstacles to overcome, so you must gain strength as you walk the path.” -Swami Chidvilasananda

“You can enter yoga, or the path of yoga, only when you are totally frustrated with your own mind as it is. If you are still hoping that you can gain something through your mind, yoga is not for you?” -Osho

“Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are.” -Jason Crandell