We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
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The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
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I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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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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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.
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Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
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