We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
B.K.S. IYENGARThrough surrender the aspirant’s ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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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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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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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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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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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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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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