Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
The challenge of yoga is to go beyond our limits - within reason. We continually expand the frame of the mind by using the canvas of the body. It is as if you were to stretch a canvas more and create a larger surface for a painting. But we must respect the present form of our body. If you pull too much at once, we will rip the canvas. If the practice of today damages the practice of tomorrow, it is not correct practice.
You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
Yes, flexibility of body and physical perfection for Yogasana is important. However more important is the state of your mind, Meditative mind. Your flexibility might be excellent but if your mind is not attentive, you are merely doing some physical exercise, not Yoga.
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body.
Yoga is as old and traditional as civilization, yet it persists in modern society as a means to achieving essential vitality. But yoga demands that we develop not only strength in body but attention and awareness in mind. The yogi knows that the physical body is not only the temple for our soul but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.
When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.
I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
When you cannot hold the body still, you cannot hold the brain still. If you do not know the silence of the body, you cannot understand the silence of the mind. Action and silence have to go together. If there is action, there must also be silence. If there is silence, there can be conscious action and not just motion.
Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.