Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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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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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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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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Learning is as much an art as teaching
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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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Without education, confidence does not come.
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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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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Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi, the body is a laboratory, a field of experiments and perpetual researches.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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