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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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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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Bargain Commodity Earn Sweat
Be inspired but not proud.
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Inspired Inspiring Proud
During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Clouds Moving Sky
It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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Body Mind Realization
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
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Humility Love Yoga
Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Discipline Soul Yoga
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Asana Body Brain
The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Want Yoga Yoga Practice
As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Energy Inward Mind
Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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Inspiring Life Need Yoga
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
As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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Body Important Soul
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
As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Mind Moving Wind
Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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End Ignorance Knowledge

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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