There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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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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The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
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The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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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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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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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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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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