How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
B.K.S. IYENGARYou exist without the feeling of existence.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
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When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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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 leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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