Quote from Swami Sivananda

"Knowledge of Atman or the Self is the greatest wealth" Analects of Swami Sivananda

This short and simple sentence hase two important messages:

1. Atman is the Self. You are nothing but the eternal soul, begining- and end-less. When you are saying "myself" , remember that you are refering to the Atman which is equal with Brahman, when you are saying "yourself" it is still Brahman. You are equal with everybody, and everybody is equal with you and the whole Universe.

2. The greatest aim of Yoga is not physical flexibility but the kKnowledge, which will lead you to the Self realization. All others steps in Yoga are only about helping you on this way.

Om Tat Sat