I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
B.K.S. IYENGARThe primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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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.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi, the body is a laboratory, a field of experiments and perpetual researches.
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Action is movement with intelligence
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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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