Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
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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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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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