Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf 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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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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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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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
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If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
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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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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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