Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
B.K.S. IYENGARDo 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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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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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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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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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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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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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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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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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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