You exist without the feeling of existence.
B.K.S. IYENGARAction is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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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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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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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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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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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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Breath is the king of mind.
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