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.
B.K.S. IYENGARThis practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
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When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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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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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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