Action is movement with intelligence
B.K.S. IYENGARI don’t stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Happy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.
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It 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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If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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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.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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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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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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