There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
B.K.S. IYENGARNothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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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 flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
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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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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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