The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
B.K.S. IYENGARMy Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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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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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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Don’t practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
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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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Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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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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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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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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Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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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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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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