Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARSometimes 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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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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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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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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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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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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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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We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi, the body is a laboratory, a field of experiments and perpetual researches.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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