People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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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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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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