Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
B.K.S. IYENGARConfidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
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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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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.
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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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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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Be inspired but not proud.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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