I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
B.K.S. IYENGARSpirituality 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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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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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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Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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