Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
B.K.S. IYENGARAnything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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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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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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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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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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