If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
B.K.S. IYENGARDo not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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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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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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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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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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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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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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Action is movement with intelligence
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