“The one aim of [my] yoga is an inner self-development by which each one who follows it can in time discover the One Self in all and evolve a higher consciousness than the mental, a spiritual and supramental consciousness which will transform and divinize human nature.” HumansSelfSpiritualSpiritualityConsciousnessHuman NatureDevelopmentHigherYogaAimEvolveSelf DevelopmentInner SelfHigher Consciousness Author:Sri Aurobindo
“The ego is not harmonious with happiness and spiritual development. In the process of spiritual transformation we refine it. In the fire of love we melt the ego down.” SpiritualProcessFireDevelopmentEgoYogaTransformationHarmoniousSpiritual DevelopmentSpiritual TransformationBhakti YogaFire Of Love Author:Frederick Lenz
“Whenever you respect and admire a spiritual quality, it starts to grow in yourself.” SpiritualGrowsQualityYogaAdmireBhakti Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“The judgment that you pass today will only hinder a person in their spiritual evolution. All you do is say to the person, psychically: "This is what you are. You're fixed. You can't change."” PersonsTodaySpiritualEvolutionJudgmentYogaFixedCan't ChangeHinderBhakti YogaSpiritual Evolution Author:Frederick Lenz
“The only way you can really evaluate spiritual advancement is to see how someone treats those who are close to them.” WaySpiritualYogaTreatsAdvancementEvaluateBhakti Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“Only real love of the infinite will motivate you. While pain motivates, once we feel comfortable and the pain has stopped, we'll stop evolving. Love is a far superior spiritual vehicle.” FeelsRealPainSpiritualLove IsComfortableYogaInfiniteSuperiorsEvolveVehicleReal LoveBhakti Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“Your spiritual journey and your spiritual welfare are really dependent on two primary factors: One, your ability to meditate and two, your ability to give of yourself.” GivingTwoSpiritualAbilityJourneyYogaKarmaFactorsPrimariesWelfareDependentSpiritual JourneyKarma Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“If you burn yourself out in two years of intense selfless giving, what good is that if you could have given 20 years? Set yourself up well. Get the things you want - God exists in the material and in the spiritual.” IfsWantGivingYearsWellsTwoSpiritualGivenMaterialsYogaKarmaIntenseTwo YearsSelflessGod ExistsKarma YogaSelfless Giving Author:Frederick Lenz
“We see that love manifested normally in the soldier, in the parent, in the lover, and in the spiritual teacher.” SpiritualParentTeacherLoversYogaSoldierKarmaKarma YogaSpiritual Teachers Author:Frederick Lenz
“You can tell a person's level of spiritual devlopment simply by watching how much they give.” GivingPersonsSpiritualLevelsYogaKarmaKarma Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“Selfliss giving rounds the edges in spiritual practice. Many people can meditate very well but they're still very egotistical.” PeopleGivingWellsStillsSpiritualPracticeYogaRoundsEdgesKarmaEgotisticalSpiritual PracticeKarma Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“Yoga answers a lot of physical problems such as back pain, stress issues, and any kind of joint problems or illnesses. Even more important is the spiritual questioning that comes up around our middle years. We wonder what do I want to hand down to my children, and how do I want to spend my days on this earth? I think yoga begins to help us look at what our passions and our dreams are. And it helps give us the courage once we find passion to actually pursue that!” ThinkingWantGivingYearsLooksKindChildrenImportantHelpingProblemDreamHandsEarthPainSpiritualPassionAnswersWonderIssuesMiddleYogaStressCome UpIllnessPursueMy ChildrenQuestioningOur DreamsJointsBack Pain Author:Rodney Yee
“Not all practitioners can jump to that highest level. They have to climb, step by step from the physical sphere to reach the spiritual sphere. If it is treated as exercise it is not the fault of yoga but of the practitioners.” IfsSpiritualLevelsStepsExerciseHighestYogaFaultsTreatedClimbsSpheres Author:B.K.S. Iyengar
“Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.” SpiritualBeliefMy OwnYogaGroundedSpiritual Beliefs Author:Christy Turlington
“Yoga is a technology for arriving in this present moment. It is a means of waking up from our spiritual amnesia, so that we can remember all that we already know.” KnowsMeanMomentsRememberSpiritualTechnologyYogaWake UpPresent MomentWakingArrivingAmnesia Book:Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness Source: Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness
“Indian forms of yoga have spread throughout the world due to their objectives of promoting health and harmony. Japan is but one of many countries that have received these age-old teachings. While Indian yogic disciplines (Hatha yoga in particular) have become well known, not everyone realizes that certain distinctive Japanese versions of Indian spiritual paths have evolved. Perhaps the first of these unique methodologies is the art of Shin-shin-toitsu-do, which was developed by Nakamura Tempu Sensei (1876-1968). In fact, Nakamura Sensei is often considered to be the father of yoga in Japan.” WorldFirstsWellsArtCountryFactsAgeSpiritualFormCertainFatherRealizingKnownPathTeachingParticularDisciplineUniqueYogaHarmonySpreadDuesObjectivesVersionsIndianJapanWell KnownPromotingSpiritual PathDistinctiveMethodologySenseiHatha Yoga Author:H. E Davey