“Perseverance is the essential requirement in the practice of yoga. It has to be done day by day, week by week, year by year, until the mind is brought to the 'still point' where it is open to the grace of God.” YearsMindStillsDonePracticeGraceWeekOne DayEssentialsYogaPerseveranceRequirementsGrace Of God Author:Bede Griffiths
“A little exposure to the philosophy of many Eastern spiritual traditions - including yoga - could easily lead you to conclude that if you aspire to achieve goals in the material world you cannot fulfill yourself spiritually, or vice versa. However, since all of us, at some level, long for fulfillment in all aspects of our life, it is essential to understand that these two aims are not mutually exclusive.” IfsWorldLittlesLongTwoPhilosophySpiritualGoalLevelsOur LivesAchieveMaterialsEssentialsYogaAspectTraditionAimIncludingVicesFulfillmentAspireEasternExposureExclusiveVice VersaMaterial WorldAchieving Goals Author:Rod Stryker
“Yoga teaches us both to let go and to have exquisite awareness in every moment. We remember our essential spiritual nature and life becomes more joyful, meaningful, and carefree.” MomentsRememberSpiritualTeachAwarenessLetting GoEssentialsYogaMeaningfulJoyfulExquisiteCarefreeSpiritual NatureNature And Life Author:Deepak Chopra
“The literal meaning of "yoga" is "union," "integration," "reconnection." But in the context of practice, yoga is a way of gaining access to your own inner luminosity and becoming established in your essential self.” WaySelfPracticeBecomingEssentialsYogaUnionsAccessIntegrationLiteral Author:Rajmani Tigunait
“Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind.” MindConsciousnessSilenceActivityEssentialsYogaSettling Author:Patanjali
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” ArtDoneMotivationalTimeSimpleInspirational LifeEssentialsYogaLeavingSimplicityNoblePrioritiesFavouriteRelaxationSimple LifeThings DoneSimplifySimple ThingsUndoneMinimalismSimple LivingEliminationEliminatingLife WisdomGetting Things DoneLiving A Simple LifeUncomplicatedSimple Things In LifeLife Is SimpleSimplifying LifeSimplicity In ArtSimplifying Your LifeRelaxation And Stress Author:Lin Yutang
“Through the practices of yoga, we discover that concern for the happiness and well being of others, including animals, must be an essential part of our own quest for happiness and well being. The fork can be a powerful weapon of mass destruction or a tool to create peace on Earth.” WellsEarthSuccessAnimalPowerfulPracticeEssentialsWeaponsMassYogaConcernToolsDestructionIncludingWell BeingQuestsPeace On EarthWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionForksPowerful WeaponsInspirational Yoga Author:Sharon Gannon
“The critical element in meditation practice is beginning again. Everyone loses focus at times, everyone loses interest at times, and everyone gets distracted over and over again. What is essential, and also incredibly transforming, is realizing that we have the ability to begin again, without blaming or judging ourselves, without thinking we have failed, without losing heart, we can, and need to, constantly be beginning again.” ThinkingNeedsHeartInterestRealizingLosesAbilityPracticeFocusMeditationJudgingEssentialsElementsLosingYogaBlameCriticalDistractedTransformingBegin AgainMeditation Practice Author:Sharon Salzberg
“Yoga is not an ancient myth buried in oblivion. It is the most valuable inheritance of the present. It is the essential need of today and the culture of tomorrow” LifeNeedsTodayCultureTomorrowEssentialsYogaAncientValuableMythBuriedOblivionInheritance Author:Satyananda Saraswati
“Truth is one, single, and it can never be misinterpreted. To know the truth it is essential that whatever human awareness we have got, it has to be expanded. There is something still lacking in that awareness by which we cannot know God, we cannot know the truth.” KnowsLoveHumansStillsWisdomSpiritMeditationAwarenessTruth IsEssentialsYogaWellnessLackingKnowing GodMisinterpreted Author:Nirmala Srivastava
“Love is how it feels to recognize our essential unity. Awakening to oneness is the experience of Big Love. Knowing you are one with all, you find yourself in love with all.” FeelsWisdomBigsLove IsKnowingEssentialsYogaUnityAwakeningOnenessFinding YourselfEnlighteningSpiritual Awareness Author:Timothy Freke
“Yoga practices shift our identity away from the ego-personality and its struggles so that we can begin to reconnect with the essential nature of our being, which is bliss.” PracticeStruggleIdentityPersonalityEgoEssentialsYogaBlissYoga Practice Book:Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul Source: Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul