Yoga Quotes - Page 18

If you want to find out the purpose of life, you need to look beyond the limitations of body and mind.

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.

Selfless giving reminds us that there is an eternally present spirit in all of us, that when revealed, liberates us from both the transitory and the eternal - both of which ultimatly can be attachments.

There is no waiting and no delayed gratification because yoga is both the means and the result, and the seed of all that is possible is present at the very beginning. This experience of stillness is possible in the first ten minutes of your first yoga class. It is possible in this very breath.

You have to get serious about your practice!

It is very good to see thousands of new teachers, so that with our thoughts, we can gradually change the world -send peace to the world. That's the best contribution to world peace-first the students should find their peace, and then they share with the other students.

Always remember that Nature refuses to be rushed. She can only be made to evolve and that takes time, so take heart.

Yoga is not a new path to follow but a way to become conscious of the original impetus of life. Yoga is the movement and evolution of Life itself.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.

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

Combining these two ancient teachings (yoga and vipassana) in a seamless manner, which will bring maximum benefits to the meditators, is not at all a challenge. It is just removal of some mental blocks. Ideally speaking, this combination should be done based on scientific, clinical and neurobiological studies and the combined structure should be made brick by brick, layer by layer in a flawless manner as a homogeneous composition.

Yoga is an inner experience - a workIN within a workOUT.

Yoga is not only learning to stand on your head but also learning to stand on your feet.

From a yogic perspective, stillness, coupled with expanded awareness, is by far the most powerful medium by which you can affect your destiny.

The inquiry "who am I" turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.

Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is ever happy. Neither grief nor misery is experienced in this state.

When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.

The witnessing soul is like the sky. The birds fly in the sky but they don't leave any footprints....[The] man who is awakened lives in such a way that he leaves no footprints.... He never looks ahead, he never looks back, he lives in the moment.

Meditate?” I took my head out from under the pillow, shook dark hair back from my face, and rolled over on my side to look at him. “Excuse me, but the closest I ever got to having a spiritual awakening was dating a yoga instructor. Once.

Smiling away your troubles requires a clear conscience that harbors no insincerity.

He who is persistent will realize God. So try your best to make meditation a regular experience in your life.

There is no solution to any world problem, to any national problem, to any city problem or to any local problem, unless and until people get their Realization.

If you choose to see everything as a miracle, then where you are right now is perfect. There is nowhere to run to; there is nothing else to do except be in this moment and allow what is to be. From that place of radical acceptance, major change can happen. The first step in any transformational experience is acceptance and surrender to the present moment, the way that it is. From that place we have the awareness, humility and power to change what is.