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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.

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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Asana Body Perfect
Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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Greed Letting Go Yoga
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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Body Important Soul
The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Art Inspiring Teaching
The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Goal Soul Yoga
Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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Inspiring Life Yoga
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Arrows Soul Yoga
Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Community Growth Yoga
As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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Animal Essence Stars
Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Giving Principle Student
Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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Asana Mind Past
The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Body Painting relief
Move from the known to the unknown.
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Moving Shack Unknown Worlds
As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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Cutting Winning Yoga
Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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India Nations Peace
Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Accurate Movement Spine

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