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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.

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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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Accomplish Crazy Passionate
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.
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Light Special Yoga
Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Body Discrimination Mind
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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Asana Mind Past
Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Body Nervous Nervous System
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 Kings Mind
The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Spiritual Success Wisdom
There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Interpreted One Reality Way
Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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Effort Practice Yoga
A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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Brain Feet Yogi
It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Late Practice Yoga
The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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Body Cells Yogi
Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Asana Kings Reason
Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
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Journey Self Yoga
Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Celebration Dies Lively
If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Anything Body Mind Right

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