The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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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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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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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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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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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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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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