The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
B.K.S. IYENGARFear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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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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