“Yoga ferried me across the great river from the bank of ignorance to the shore of knowledge and wisdom.”

Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom, P.x

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Indian yoga teacher and scholar 1918–2014

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