All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
B.K.S. IYENGARIn whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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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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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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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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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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