As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
B.K.S. IYENGARAs each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Through surrender the aspirant’s ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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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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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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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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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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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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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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