In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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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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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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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
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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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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Abhyasa (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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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!
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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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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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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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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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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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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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