The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
B.K.S. IYENGARAsanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
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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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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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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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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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