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When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Asana Kings Reason
It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Body Divinity Yoga
As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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Long Perfect Thinking
When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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Healthy Humanity Soul
Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Compassion Inspiring Teacher
Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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Inspiring Symphony Yoga
People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Age Body People
The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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Block Soul Wall
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
Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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Anyone Savasana War
The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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Doe Flower Water
You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.
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Cells Intelligent Skins
When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Mind Soul Stills
The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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Inspiring Light Shining
All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Divinity Flames Yoga
Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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Hard Work Humility Spiritual

When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.

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