The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
B.K.S. IYENGARActivity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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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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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
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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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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
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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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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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