The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
B.K.S. IYENGARKeep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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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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The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
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Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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