“To purposefully ward
off  the symptoms
of the distractions,
cultivate a practice on
a single noble principle.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 32

“This Sūtra is proposing not one Bhāvana,
but four Bhāvana on four sensory objects,
each of which is distinctly appropriate to
each one of the four situations outlined.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 33

“Egoity is when the
power of the Seer
and power of Seeing
are as if one essence.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6

“Within the sense of “I” Am-ness,
the I-ness is Prakṛti and
the Am-ness is Puruṣa.
The illusion is the sense of as if One–ness.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6

“Deeper layers of meditative reflection,
as in Dhyānam, can reveal a source for the
symptoms, which we might compare to the
trunk from which these three branches grow.
Revealed is a confused sense of “I” Am-ness
in terms of what we believe to be as if one
inner essence which empowers us to perceive.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6

“Ekatra refers to the choice
of one thing and going into
that over a period of time.
So, only one direction
regularly in the practice of
Dhāraṇā, Dhyānā and Samādhi.”
– TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 4

“The message of the Bhagavad Gītā is:
The vision of the lord is certain through
singular devotion developed by honouring ones Dharma
in a spirit that leads to clarity and detachment.”
– TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka One

“One’s own actions can develop or make one Guṇa prominent.
Thus we can plan or practice Āsana or Prāṇāyāma to promote one Guṇa.
The practice of Yoga can influence the Guṇa.
the room where you practice can affect the Guṇa
by photographs, colour of paint, smell.
Even Mantra are classified into Guṇa.
This needs to be considered when using Mantra for the individual.
Meditation can be related to the Guṇa.
The object of our inquiry must be related or,
in accordance with what we want to produce.”
– TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga

“Short and Longer Term prerequisites for: 
Eka Pāda Uttāna Mayūrāsana include
– Dvi Pāda Pīṭham
– Sarvāṅgāsana
– Halāsana
– Śalabhāsana
– Dhanurāsana”
– 108 Postural Practice Pointers

“One Bhāvana for Samasthiti is to hold it as a
unique space between the past and the future.
Here it can offer a timeless moment of presence
between the past action and the future intention.
A moment to reflect on the outcome of the Āsana
done ere to the experience of the Āsana to come.”
– 108 Postural Practice Pointers

“All the practice techniques of Prāṇāyāma,
can be learned through and within Āsana,
except for one primary Haṭha technique.
This distinction can also help differentiate
Prāṇāyāma within Haṭha Yoga Texts, from
Prāṇāyāma within Patañjali‘s Rāja Yoga.”
– 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers

The element of compromise in the body
“This also applies that, as a teacher,
we should be aware of the student’s limitations.
These are variables according to the person,
as well as the climate, the environment, etc.
They are not constant and neither are the effects.
This compromise can react in many ways.
For example:
You put your mind in one place during
an Āsana, the body compensates
and places the escape elsewhere.”
– 108 Yoga Planning Pointers
– The Viniyoga of Planning Principles Guidelines – Collected & Collated

“Plan a practice where the Pradhāna or crown
is working dynamically in the Pūrṇa form
of Eka Pāda Uttāna Mayūrāsana.”
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– Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated