After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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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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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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Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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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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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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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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