Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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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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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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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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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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