Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
B.K.S. IYENGARI also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.
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I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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Be inspired but not proud.
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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