When we are happy

When we are happy, we notice a sense of expansion within us. When we face failure or when someone insults us, we find that there is something in us that shrinks. Yoga is putting our attention on this something in us that seems to be expanding when we are happy and crushing or contracting when we feel unhappy. It is the consciousness that expands and contracts and it can be experienced through Yoga and Meditation.

~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar