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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Art Philosophy Yoga
The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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Forget Past Yogi
Happy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.
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Discrimination Men Real
When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
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Inspiring Success Yoga
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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Cells Intelligent Skins
Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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Breath Kings Mind
The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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Life Reality Yoga
This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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Garden Weed Yoga
Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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Asana Mind Past
Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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Focus Inspiring Jobs
Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
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Constant Eternal Reality
Breath is the king of mind.
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Inspiring Kings Mind
Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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Practice Substitute Yoga
Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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Inspiring Stress Struggle
The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
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Asana Challenges Gains
In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!
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Discipline Doubt Give Up

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