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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.

B.K.S. Iyengar

The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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Inspiring Light Shining
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
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Humility Love Yoga
We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Body Eye Two
Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Compassion Inspiring Teacher
Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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Force Nothing Receptivity
We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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Blood Cells Practice
The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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Today Yesterday Yoga
When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Mind Soul Stills
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
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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Practice Self Yoga
You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Existence Feelings Inspiring
Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
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Journey Self Yoga
The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
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Asana Challenges Gains
Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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Inspiring Life Yoga
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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Brain Children Play
As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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Long Perfect Thinking

We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.

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