You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARTrue concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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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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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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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 uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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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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I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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