Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
B.K.S. IYENGARAs animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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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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We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Action is movement with intelligence
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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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 uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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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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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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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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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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