“The commercialism of yoga, the commercialism of Ayurveda, the commercialism of guru-ism, is difficult. It's difficult because it confuses, it confuses the general populations as to what this is all about, but yet those of us who are trained within a certain tradition, who trained from the ancestral gene bank, so to speak, it is fine, it's not bothersome at all because we must live.” CertainSpeakDifficultFineYogaTraditionPopulationGenesGuruIsmsCommercialismAyurveda Author:Maya Tiwari
“The yoga tradition provides one of humankind's most effective systems for achieving enrichment and happiness in every aspect of life.” AchieveYogaAspectTraditionHumankindAspects Of LifeEnrichment Author:Rod Stryker
“Yoga's most sublime objective is to awaken an exalted state of spiritual realization; however, the tradition also recognizes that this state does not exist in absolute isolation from the world and worldly matters.” WorldDoeMatterStatesSpiritualYogaTraditionAbsolutesObjectivesRealizationIsolationSublimeWorldlyExalted Author:Rod Stryker
“The yoga tradition addresses how to live and how to shape your life with a commanding sense of purpose, capacity and meaning.” PurposeShapesYogaCapacityTraditionAddresses Author:Rod Stryker
“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
“The yoga tradition asserts that lasting happiness is dependent on prospering both materially and spiritually.” YogaTraditionDependentLastingProsperingLasting Happiness Author:Rod Stryker
“When I teach a new group of students, I introduce some yoga philosophy, but I don't overload them with information. Just enough so they understand the real tradition behind this ancient practice and that it's not a stretching class. Guys come in and they're a little nervous. I tell them that when they cross the threshold of the door, they're crossing to a different dimension. They're moving from an externally-oriented reality to an internally-oriented one.” LittlesDifferentRealEnoughPhilosophyRealityMovingGuyBehindsClassTeachPracticeDoorsGroupsInformationStudentsYogaTraditionCrossesAncientNervousDimensionsIntroducingCrossingsStretchingThresholdOverloadDifferent Dimensions Author:James Fox
“According to the yoga tradition, fear is the source of disease, decay - physical harm, when we're not thriving. And then finally, it's even the cause of death.” CausesSourceDiseaseYogaTraditionHarmDecay Author:Rod Stryker
“Humans have been riding a roller coaster of ups and downs for thousands of years. The yoga tradition, which started at least 5,000 years ago and has continued without interruption, has recorded all of the problems that humans face, and the methods and techniques to overcome those problems.” YearsHumansHas BeensProblemFacesYogaYears AgoTraditionOvercomingMethodTechniqueRidingUps & DownsInterruptionsRoller CoasterCoasters Author:Rajmani Tigunait
“In Kabbalah, as in the Hassidic tradition, you cure the body, but you fix the soul. Curing takes time, but fixing, if you know how to do it, is immediate.” IfsKnowsSoulBodyKnow HowYogaTraditionCuresTake TimeFixingKabbalah Book:Shlomo's Stories: Selected Tales Source: Shlomo's Stories: Selected Tales