Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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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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The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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Action is movement with intelligence
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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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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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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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