From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
B.K.S. IYENGARAnything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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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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When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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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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Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
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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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A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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