Inspirational Quotations
"When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to those around you, and health and harmony to the world."
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B.K.S. Iyengar
Mana eva manushyanam karanam bandha mokshayoho: (YS 1:2)
"As the mind, so the man; bondage or liberation are in your own mind."
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Pantanjali's second sutra from the Yoga Sutras.
"No effort on the yoga path is ever lost, nor can any obstacle hold one back. Just a little progress on the forever path can protect one from the greatest fear."
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Chapter 2, Verse 40 from the Bhagavagita
Pratipasha bhavanam:
"When disturbed by negative thoughts, opposite [positive] ones should be thought of.
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Chapter 2, Verse 33 from the Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali.
Prayatna saithilya ananta samapattibhyam:
Perfection in the asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.
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Chapter 11, Verse 47 from the Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali.
the breath ...is round...it goes out,it comes back...it goes out, it comes back...it soothes, it heals...it is a lullaby
The temporary appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance over time, are like the coming and going of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed. Bhagavad Gite chapter 2-verse 14
Suggested Readings are books to enjoy and also to add to the many spiritual books we read.
This year I found a delightful book:
Tales of the Female Nomad by Natalie Goldman-Gelman. Another good book is titled
Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants by Dr. Paul Brand.
I encourage you to e-mail me with books that you think others might enjoy.
Namaste and Om Shanti Shanti, Shanti
Passion burns down every branch of exhaustion
Passion is the supreme elixir and renews all things
Let divine passion triumph and rebirth you in your self.
—Rumi
1. Be Impeccable with your Word :
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the Word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your Word in the direction of truth and love.
2. Don’t Take Anything Personally
: Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
3. Don’t Make Assumptions
: Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
4. Always Do Your Best :
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
