Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
B.K.S. IYENGARI 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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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
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Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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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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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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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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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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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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