Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
B.K.S. IYENGARAbhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.
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The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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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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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
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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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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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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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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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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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