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.
B.K.S. IYENGARThere is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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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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As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
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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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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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