Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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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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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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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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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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If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
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