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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.

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Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
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Inspiring Past Yoga
The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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Life Reality Yoga
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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Cutting Winning Yoga
Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Achieve Doubt Mind
When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Mind Soul Stills
If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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Balance Eternity Present
Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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Art Symmetrical Yoga
Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Block Flow Mind
The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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Ego Self Yoga
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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Inspiring Life Need Yoga
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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Effort Practice Yoga
Action is movement with intelligence
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Action Intelligence Movement
Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Body Discrimination Mind
From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Body Mind Ultimate Freedom
The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Asana Body Prayer

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