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.
B.K.S. IYENGARThere is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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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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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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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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The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.
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By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.
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Through surrender the aspirant’s ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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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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Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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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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