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.
B.K.S. IYENGARBefore peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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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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As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
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When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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