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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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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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Long Perfect Thinking
Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Block Flow Mind
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
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Arrows Soul Yoga
Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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Activity Together
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
All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Divinity Flames Yoga
I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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Prayer Standing Yoga
Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Discipline Soul Yoga
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
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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Challenges Disturbance Moving
Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Achieve Doubt Mind
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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Inspiring Success Yoga
Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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Mind Practice Yoga
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
Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Inspiring Willingness Willpower

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