Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe 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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The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Breath is the king of mind.
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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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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 is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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I don’t stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
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