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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?

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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Interpreted One Reality Way
If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Anything Body Mind Right
First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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Differences Mind Yoga
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
Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Inspiring Values Yoga
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
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Armpit Armpits Open
Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Children Inspiring Soul
Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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Emotional Intellectual Soul
The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Body Painting relief
Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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Art Philosophy Spiritual
Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Block Flow Mind
Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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Awareness Rays Sun
Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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Hard Work Humility Spiritual
Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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Art Symmetrical Yoga

It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?

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