Hatha is the sanctuary for those suffering every type of pain. It is the foundation for those practicing every type of Yoga. – Svatmarama, The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, translated from Sanskrit by Brian Dana Ake
The ultimate essence of yoga is the contact and the union between the individual consciousness and the divine consciousness. – Raphael, Essence and Purpose of Yoga: The Initiatory Pathways to the Transcenden
On Australia Day 2010, as we enter this second decade of the 21st century, Australians can be optimistic about our future, but we cannot afford to mistake optimism for complacency. – Kevin Rudd