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A comprehensive guide to yoga practice, encompassing asanas, pranayama, and philosophy, written by renowned yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar.

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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.

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self-improvementresilience

Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter your flame.

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yogapractice

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.

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healthharmony

Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.

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freedomself-discovery

Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.

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transformationperception

The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

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valueinner light

Yoga is a science, and not a vague dreamy drifting or imagining. It is an applied science, a systematized collection of laws applied to bring about a definite end.

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yogascience

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

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changetransformation

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.

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wholenessbalance

Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.

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bodymindpresent