Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
B.K.S. IYENGARHatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Willpower 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 aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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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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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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