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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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Through surrender the aspirant's ego is effaced, and... grace... pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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As the trunk is one but the branches are many, yoga is one but adaptations may vary.
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The cure to combat the three Ss- stress, strain, and speed- can be found in three Ws- the work of devoted practice, the wisdom that comes of understanding the self and the world, and worship because ultimately surrendering to what we cannot control allows the ego to relax and lose the anxiety of its own infinitesimally small self in the infinitude of the divine.
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Yoga is the rule book for playing the game of Life, but in this game no one needs to lose. It is tough, and you need to train hard. It requires the willingness to think for yourself, to observe and correct, and to surmount occasional setbacks. It demands honesty, sustained application, and above all love in your heart.
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I planted the seed, now you must work a lot otherwise the tiny plant will die.
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As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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Yoga is meant for the purification of body and its exploration as well as for the refinement of the mind.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Asanas keep your body, as well as your mind, healthy and active
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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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As a breeze ruffles the surface of a lake and distorts the images reflected therein, so also the chitta vrtti (fluctuations of mind) disturb the peace of the mind. The still waters of a lake reflect the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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The sleeping tortoise takes all its limbs into its carapace. So does the yogi: going back into himself he does not see anything worldly any longer, he makes peace in himself.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man atevery level: physical, mental, spiritual. It is a practical method formaking one's life purposeful, useful and noble.
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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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Where does the body end and the mind begin? Where does the mind end and the spirit begin? They cannot be divided as they are inter-related and but different aspects of the same all-pervading divine consciousness.
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We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die....So just standing still isn't really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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People say that steadiness of mind is an end; no, it is a beginning. I am there; I can explain everything up to that point. Then I struggle to discover what comes after, so this steadiness is not an end, it is the beginning and the instrument.
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Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
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Born:
December 14, 1918
Died:
August 20, 2014
(aged 95)
Bio:
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, better known as B.K.S. Iyengar, was the founder of the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world.
Known for:
Light on Yoga (1968)
Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health (2001)
The tree of yoga (1988)
Aṣṭadaḷa yogamālā
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