The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
B.K.S. IYENGARIlluminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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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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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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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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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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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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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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