The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
B.K.S. IYENGARHealthy 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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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Happy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.
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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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If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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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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I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now.
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Be inspired but not proud.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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