Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
B.K.S. IYENGARDuring inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is 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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Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
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The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi, the body is a laboratory, a field of experiments and perpetual researches.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
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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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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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