Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARYour body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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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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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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