If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
B.K.S. IYENGARYou do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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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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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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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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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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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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Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
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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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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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