Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
B.K.S. IYENGARLife itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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