The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!
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Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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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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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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