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It 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.

B.K.S. Iyengar

There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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Issues Keys Progress
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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Bird Practice Soul
Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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Mind Practice Yoga
It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Doe Way Yoga
Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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Art Philosophy Spiritual
Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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Hard Work Humility Spiritual
As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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Body Important Soul
Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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Approach Asana Freshness
Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Accurate Movement Spine
In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!
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Discipline Doubt Give Up
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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Contentment Failure Success
Be inspired but not proud.
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Inspired Inspiring Proud
A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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Explore Good Helping Maximum Teacher
Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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Kind May Yoga
Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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Inspiring Mean Yoga

It 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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It 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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