People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
B.K.S. IYENGAROne’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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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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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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