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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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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
It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Body Divinity Yoga
Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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Dormant Pain Sorrow
Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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Pose Relaxation Repose
The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Adventure Inspiring Journey
Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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Backbends Meditation Posture
When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Mind Soul Stills
Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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Done Heart Yoga
The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Art Inspiring Teaching
Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Children Inspiring Soul
Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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Inspiring Motivational Success
As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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Rivers Uplifting Water
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
Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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Strive Today Twelve
The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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Body Mind Practice
It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Late Practice Yoga

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