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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.

B.K.S. Iyengar

We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Infinite Littles Pieces
Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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Cells Song Yoga
Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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Asana Body Progress
When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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Awareness Moving Way
Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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Practice Substitute Yoga
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
After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Mind Passive Yoga
The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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Body Cells Yogi
This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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Garden Weed Yoga
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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Body Health Inspiring Soul
The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Spiritual Success Wisdom
I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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Life Thinking Yoga
Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time.
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Easier Next Willpower
Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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India Nations Peace
How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Big God Inspiring Know
Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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Attention Self Worry

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