Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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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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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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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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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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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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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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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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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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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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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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