"Now, the instruction of Yoga begins."

"Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind."

"Then the Seer abides in Its own true nature."

"At other times, the Seer identifies with the fluctuations."

"The fluctuations of the mind are fivefold; they are either painful or non-painful."

"These fluctuations are stilled through practice and non-attachment."

"Practice is the effort to achieve steadiness."

"Practice becomes firmly grounded when it is performed for a long time, without interruption, and with devotion."

"For others, this state is preceded by faith, energy, memory, and high discernment."

"Success is also attained through surrender to the Divine."

"The mind becomes serene by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion toward the unhappy, delight toward the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked."

"Yoga in action (Kriya Yoga) consists of self-discipline, self-study, and surrender to the Divine."

"The five afflictions (Kleshas) are ignorance, egoism, attachment, aversion, and fear of death."

"Pain that has not yet come is avoidable."

"The eight limbs of Yoga are self-restraint, observance, posture, breath control, withdrawal of senses, concentration, meditation, and absorption."

"Non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, continence, and non-possessiveness are the Yamas."

"Purity, contentment, austerity, self-study, and devotion to the Lord are the Niyamas."

"Posture should be steady and comfortable."

"Perfection in an asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached."

"Concentration (Dharana) is the binding of the mind to one place, object, or idea."

"Meditation (Dhyana) is the continuous, uninterrupted flow of consciousness toward that object."

"Samadhi is that same state of meditation when there is only the object of concentration shining forth, and the self is as if absent."

"Liberation (Kaivalya) is the establishment of the power of pure consciousness in its own true nature."