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.
B.K.S. IYENGARChange leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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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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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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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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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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