Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
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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The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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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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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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