When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
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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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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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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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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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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Don’t practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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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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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
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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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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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