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.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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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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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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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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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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Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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