Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
B.K.S. IYENGARA lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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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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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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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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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.
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