Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
B.K.S. IYENGARWillpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time.
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Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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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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A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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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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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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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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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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