Caring for others will bring you closer to liberation sooner than anything else will.

"Some people will say that they don’t want to be political. Well, you can’t help but be political. Every action, every choice you make affects us all. To say that you are political is to say that you care about the world we all live in. Caring for others will bring you closer to liberation sooner than anything else will. And yoga provides a wonderful template for responsible action.

When we relinquish selfishness as our motivating principle, the potential for true happiness opens up. From compassion toward others you will realize happiness for yourself. Through service to all beings you will experience the bliss of the end of suffering for yourself.

Replace the question “what will yoga do for me?” with “How may I serve thee, Lord?” Let love be your guide.

When you love what you do, the means to do it will be revealed to you."
 

- Shannon Gannon and David Life,
Jivamukti Yoga, Practices for Liberating Body and Soul