The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARLack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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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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Move from the known to the unknown.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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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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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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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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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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