Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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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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The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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Happy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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