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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being

B.K.S. Iyengar

Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
B.K.S. IYENGAR

Humility Love Yoga
As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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Long Perfect Thinking
I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Empty Empty Mind Mind
I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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Prayer Standing Yoga
It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
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Appreciate Discovery Yoga
The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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Body Cells Yogi
Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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Disappointment Inspiring Practice
When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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Inspiring Mistake Trying
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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Body Health Inspiring Soul
After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Mind Passive Yoga
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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Life Reality Yoga
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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Asana Body Posture
Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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India Nations Peace
You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.
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Cells Intelligent Skins
Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Aim Awareness Yoga
The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Body Painting relief

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