Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
B.K.S. IYENGARWords cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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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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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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In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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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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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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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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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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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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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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