Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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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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We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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Action is movement with intelligence
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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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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Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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