When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
B.K.S. IYENGARThe needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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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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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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Happy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.
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