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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

Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.
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Long Odds Practice
Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Achieve Doubt Mind
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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Appreciate Discovery Yoga
During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Clouds Moving Sky
I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Empty Empty Mind Mind
Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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Gates Soul Yoga
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Faults Inspiring Same Mistakes
The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
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Bird Practice Soul
If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Armpit Armpits Open
Breath is the king of mind.
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Inspiring Kings Mind
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
Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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Art Symmetrical Yoga
We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Infinite Littles Pieces
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
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Mistake Trying Way
Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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Strive Today Twelve
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

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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