It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
B.K.S. IYENGARPeople remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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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 aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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