K. Pattabhi Jois

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois  (July 26 1915 – May 18 2009) was an Indian yoga teacher.

Quotes
Yoga is Samadhi. God is One. Yoga is One. That's all.
 * Ahhh. Samadhi.
 * Quoted in Sharon Gannon and David Life, Jivamukti Yoga, Ballantine Books, 2002, p. 37.

Many Indians and Westerners eat meat. What is the most important yogic practice in this time?
 * Some yoga teachers say that a vegetarian diet is not necessary.
 * [laughing] Oh ... a new method!
 * They are not practicing yoga. Meat eating makes you stiff.
 * Vegetarian diet is the most important practice for yoga.
 * Interview in Sharon Gannon and David Life, Jivamukti Yoga, Ballantine Books, 2002, p. 83.


 * Yoga is possible for anybody who really wants it. Yoga is universal.... But don’t approach yoga with a business mind looking for worldly gain.
 * Quoted in Kelsie Besaw, The Little Red Book of Yoga Wisdom, Skyhorse Publishing, 2013, p. 22.