It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
B.K.S. IYENGARLack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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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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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Learning is as much an art as teaching
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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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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One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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