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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

The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Asana Body Prayer
Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
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Fire Flames Yoga
I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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Life Thinking Yoga
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
As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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Rivers Uplifting Water
The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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Body Needs Spirit
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Asana Body Perfect
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Asana Body Brain
Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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Attention Self Worry
I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now.
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Practice Understanding Yesterday
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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Life Reality Yoga
If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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Maturity Perseverance Yoga
The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Want Yoga Yoga Practice
We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Body Mind Need Sound
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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Brain Mind Sake
When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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Clarity Habit Maturity

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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