Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
B.K.S. IYENGARRegular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Happy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.
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Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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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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We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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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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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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Action is movement with intelligence
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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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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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