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

B.K.S. Iyengar

In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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Balance Eternity State
Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Energy Mind Restless 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
Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Asana Kings Reason
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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Block Soul Wall
From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Body Mind Ultimate Freedom
The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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Today Yesterday Yoga
Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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Body Challenges Mind Weak
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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May Mind World
As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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Long Perfect Thinking
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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May Suffering Thinking
The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Want Yoga Yoga Practice
Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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Awareness Rays Sun
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Faults Inspiring Same Mistakes
An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Heart Intellectual Mind
When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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Awareness Moving Way

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

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