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Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.

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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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Ego Self Yoga
Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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Little Things Littles Thinking
Move from the known to the unknown.
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Moving Shack Unknown Worlds
The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Calm Chaos Yoga
It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Late Practice Yoga
Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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Practice Substitute Yoga
Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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Emotional Intellectual Soul
Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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Asana Body Layers
The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Asana Body Prayer
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Faults Inspiring Same Mistakes
An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Heart Intellectual Mind
Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
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Flower Roots Tree
Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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Art Philosophy Spiritual
Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
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Constant Eternal Reality
Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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Approach Asana Freshness
Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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Art Soul Yoga

Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.

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