The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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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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Breath is the king of mind.
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I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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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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Through surrender the aspirant’s ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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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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You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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