I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt 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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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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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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Action is movement with intelligence
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Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.
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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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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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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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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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