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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.

Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.

Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.

Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.

Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being

Be inspired but not proud.

There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.

People remind me of my age, but while practicing I am beyond my body and its age.

Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.

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

Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don't take a break.

Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.

Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it

The study of asana is not about mastering posture.
It's about using posture to understand and transform yourself.

If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.

By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.

The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.

Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.

I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.

Regulate the breathing, and thereby control the mind.

True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.

We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.

As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.

You exist without the feeling of existence.

There must be relaxation in full extension.

I planted the seed, now you must work a lot otherwise the tiny plant will die.

The commercialism may wash off sometime later.

Words cannot convey the value of yoga - it has to be experienced.

Learning is as much an art as teaching

The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.

Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

Lack of knowledge is the
source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted
or fully active.

A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head

Without the accurate spine movement, one can't exist dynamically.

Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability

Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.

If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.

Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.

Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature.

How can you know God if you don't know your big toe?

Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.

Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.

Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.

It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.

Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.

Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.

We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.

My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.

All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.

The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.

The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.

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.

This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.

Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.

The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.

If we become aware of its limitations and compulsions, we can transcend them.

Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.

Giving does not impoverish us nor does withholding enrich us.

Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.

The ribs are the wings of the body. Open your wings.

Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

Move from the known to the unknown.

In your discipline, if doubt comes let it come. Do your work - let doubt carry on with its work and see which gives up first!

Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.

Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.

We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.

Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures.
That is contentment.

The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.

Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul

Feeling the movement of movements is wandering to the past or future. Living in the movements of movement is being in the present.

Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.

Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.

It is never too late in life to practice yoga

If you keep your armpits open, you won't get depressed.

It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.

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

When we free ourselves from physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mental distractions, we open the gates to our soul.

Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.

The mind is the king of the senses, and the breath is the king of the mind

Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.

In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.

Purity is when there is no anxiety, no worry, no thinking.

Through surrender the aspirant's ego is effaced, and ... grace ... pours down upon him like a torrential rain.

To my father, Bellur Krishnamachar, my mother, Seshamma, and my birthplace, Bellur

It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.

Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.

The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today

When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.

Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intellect, and benevolence of spirit.

The needs of the body are the needs of the divine spirit which lives through the body.

Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.

Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body

Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you,

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.

What I was is unimportant, what I am now is important.

Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.

Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.

The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.