Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
B.K.S. IYENGARYou must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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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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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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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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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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