Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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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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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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