“A man following the pravritti (outward) path looks away from the bindu towards the outside world. He is almost entirely motivated by external events. The other path, the nivritti (reversed) path, is the spiritual path, the path of wisdom. On this path the individual begins to face the bindu, turning in toward the source of his being. This path leads to freedom. The path of evolution is the pravritti path of manifestation and extroversion. The path of involution leads back along the path that produced your individual being. The purpose of yoga practice is to help direct your awareness along the involutionary path.” — Swami Satyananda Saraswati