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.
B.K.S. IYENGARFrom Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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