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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.

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The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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Lakes Mind Self
After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Mind Passive Yoga
Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Faces Helping Yoga
As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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Body Important Soul
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Faults Inspiring Same Mistakes
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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Illumination Journey Yoga
As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Mind Moving Wind
Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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Activity Together
During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Clouds Moving Sky
Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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Done Heart Yoga
Without education, confidence does not come.
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Come Confidence Education
Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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Gates Soul Yoga
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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Animal Essence Stars
The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
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Bird Practice Soul
Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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Hard Work Humility Spiritual
Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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Inspiring Stress Struggle

People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.

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