Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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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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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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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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Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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