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.
B.K.S. IYENGARFear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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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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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
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