Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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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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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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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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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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