K. Pattabhi Jois Quotes

• Anyone can practice. Young man can practice. Old man can practice. Very old man can practice. Man who is sick, he can practice. Man who doesn't have strength can practice. Except lazy people; lazy people can't practice Ashtanga yoga.

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  Yoga, Men, Lazy People

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• Do your practice and all is coming.

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  Success, Yoga, Practice

  John Scott, Shri K. Pattabhi Jois (2000). “Ashtanga Yoga: The Definitive Step-by-step Guide to Dynamic Yoga”, Harmony Books

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• Yoga is for internal cleansing, not external exercising. Yoga means true self-knowledge.

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  Yoga, Mean, Exercise

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• Yoga is an internal practice. The rest is just a circus.

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  Yoga, Practice, Circus

  "The Power of the Last Practice" by Debby Kaminsky, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 24, 2015.

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• Body is not stiff, mind is stiff.

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  Pain, Yoga, Mind

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• So whether you do your first downward dog at 14 or 44, it’s not your history but your presence on your mat that counts.

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  Dog, Firsts, Your Presence

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• There are three types of disease: body disease, mind disease, and nervous system disease. When the mind is diseased, the whole body is diseased. The yoga scriptures say “Manayeva manu ā ā kara a bandha mok ayo (this verse may be transliterated incorrectly),” the mind is the cause of both bondage and liberation. If the mind is sick and sad, the whole body gets sick, and all is finished. So first you must give medicine to the mind. Mind medicine: that is yoga.

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  Yoga, Medicine, Sick

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• Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory.

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  Success, Yoga, Practice

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• Yoga, as a way of life and a philosophy, can be practiced by anyone with inclination to undertake it, for yoga belongs to humanity as a whole. It is not the property of any one group or any one individual, but can be followed by any and all, in any corner of the globe, regardless of class, creed or religion.

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  Philosophy, Yoga, Class

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• The full ashtanga system practiced with devotion leads to freedom within one's heart.

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  Heart, Yoga Practice, Devotion

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• It is very important to understand yoga philosophy: without philosophy, practice is not good, and yoga practice is the starting place for yoga philosophy. Mixing both is actually the best.

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  Philosophy, Yoga, Practice

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• If we practice the science of yoga, which is useful to the entire human community and which yields happiness both here and hereafter - if we practice it without fail, we will then attain physical, mental, and spiritual happiness, and our minds will flood towards the Self.

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  Spiritual, Yoga, Yield

  Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (2010). “Yoga Mala: The Seminal Treatise and Guide from the Living Master of Ashtanga Yoga”, p.21, Macmillan

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• Yoga is your mind control capacity.

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  Yoga, Mind, Capacity

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• Yoga is possible for anybody who really wants it. Yoga is universal.... But don't approach yoga with a business mind looking for worldly gain.

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  Success, Yoga, Meditation

  "The Little Red Book of Yoga Wisdom". Book edited by Kelsie Besaw, p. 22, 2014.

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• It would be a shame to lose the precious jewel of liberation in the mud of ignorant body building.

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  Jewels, Ignorant, Would Be

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• Lazy people can't practice Ashtanga Yoga

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  Yoga, Lazy People, Practice

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