What quotes or books inspire your yoga practice?

[neha]

I've started reading English translation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, to understand the philosophy and nuances of Yoga. Then I also bought Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha (yet to read) to get overview of asanas

[Arunima_shvasa_V0N18B]

So the books that inspired me are

1. A Million Thoughts by Om Swami
2. The Bhagavad Gita - Actually discussing this in a group
3. The ancient science of Mantras - Om Swami
4. The science of yoga - Anne swanson (loved to read about the anatomy)
5. Kundalini - Om Swami

This among others

[Arunima_shvasa_V0N18B]

Quotes that inspire are almost all from the Bhagavad Gita

1. Your mind is a wild animal and can be brought under control only by Abhyas (practice or discipline) and Vairagya (detaching from the result)
2. When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place
3. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is not. Desire is the root cause of suffering
4. For one who has conquered his mind, a mind is best of friends, but for one who has failed to do so, a mind is the greatest enemy
5. When your intellect transcends the mire of delusion, then you will attain dispassion and then know of what has been heard and what is yet to be heard