Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf 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 a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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