When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
B.K.S. IYENGARLearning is as much an art as teaching
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The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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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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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
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Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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