Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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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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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
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Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
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I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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Action is movement with intelligence
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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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