We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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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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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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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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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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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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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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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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