The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
B.K.S. IYENGARWillpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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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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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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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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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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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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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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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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