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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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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Age Body People
Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Accurate Movement Spine
Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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Mind Soul Training
Happy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.
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Discrimination Men Real
Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Capacity Inspiring Same Mistakes
We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Body Mind Need Sound
Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
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Life Sweat Yoga
Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Community Growth Yoga
There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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Differences Ideas Soul
We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Infinite Littles Pieces
The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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Ego Self Yoga
As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Mind Moving Wind
Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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Mind Self Yoga
My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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Accomplish Crazy Passionate
Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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Asana Body Progress
I don’t stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
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Body Self Yoga

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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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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