Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
B.K.S. IYENGARYou exist without the feeling of existence.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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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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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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