Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
B.K.S. IYENGARTo be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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Through surrender the aspirant’s ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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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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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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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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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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