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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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Art Soul Yoga
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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May Suffering Thinking
Action is movement with intelligence
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Action Intelligence Movement
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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Force Nothing Receptivity
Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Art Philosophy Yoga
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
By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.
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Illumination Journey Yoga
Learning is as much an art as teaching
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Art Learn Teaching
The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Body Painting relief
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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Artist Inspiring Practice
When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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Inspiring Mistake Trying
Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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Asana Body Layers
The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
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Breathing Hands Horse
Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Body Discrimination Mind
Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Creative Release Yoga

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