There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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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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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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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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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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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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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.
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