B. K. S. Iyengar - Freedom Quotes

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Yoga, as it was understood by its sages, is designed to satisfy all the human needs in a comprehensive, seamless whole. Its goal is nothing less than to attain the integrity of oneness –oneness with ourselves and as a consequence oneness with all that lies beyond ourselves. We become the harmonious microcosm in the universal microcosm. Oneness, what I call integration, is the foundation for wholeness, inner peace, and ultimate freedom.

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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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By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.

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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.

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As long as you do not feel the serenity in the body, in each and every joint, there is no chance for emancipation. You are in bondage. So while you are sweating and aching, let your heart be light and let it fill your body with gladness. You are not only becoming free, but you are also being free. What is not to be glad about? The pain is temporary. The freedom is permanent.

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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul. Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you must choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it.

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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.

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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!

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When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.

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