“The way you approach the present isn’t just determined by the way you approach the past, but by the way you approach the future. The richer conception of the future you have, the richer your life in the present becomes.”
Ken Wilbur
“Now where do we begin to understand ourselves? Here am I, and how am I to study myself, observe myself, see what is actually taking place inside myself? I can observe myself only in relationship because all life is relationship. It is no use sitting in a corner meditating about myself. I cannot exist by myself. I exist only in relationship to people, things and ideas, and in studying my relationship to outward things and people, as well as to inward things, I begin to understand myself. Every other form of understanding is merely an abstraction and I cannot study myself in abstraction; I am not an abstract entity; therefore I have to study myself in actuality.” – Freedom from the Known 22
“The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.”
R.D. Laing
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“The more you teach the more you must practice.”
– TKV Desikachar
Paul Harvey’s Daily Quotes – Centre for Yoga Studies
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“The primary goal of classical Yoga is to bring concentration and stillness to the mind. A focused mind and a peaceful and positive feeling are vital requirements as well as by-products of an effective āsana practice. Yoga should not be for the body alone.”
A.G. Mohan
Krishnamacharaya – His Life and Teachings
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“We are still so sure we know what other people think, or what their true character is. We are convinced that certain people have all the bad qualities that we do not know in ourselves, or that they practice all those vices which could, of course, never be our own…. If you imagine someone who is brave enough to withdraw all these projections, then you get someone who is conscious of a considerable shadow…. He has become a serious problem to himself, as he is now unable to say that they do this or that, they are wrong, and they must be fought against.”
Posted by Michele Harney, Yoga Rathgar & Dundrum – Dublin
“As a student, notice how putting a teacher on a pedestal affects your ability to see the teacher clearly and inhibits your ability to learn. As a teacher, notice if you enjoy being put on a pedestal. How does it feel to be considered important? Is your sense of self-worth dependant on the adoration of your students?”
Thought provoking quote from Donna Farhi
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“Yoga serves the individual, and does so through inviting transformation rather than by giving information”
– TKV Desikachar
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“The moment you are truly aware of your opposites, of both the positive and negative feelings toward any situation, then many tensions connected with that situation drop out, because the battle of opposites which created that tension is dissolves. On the other hand, the moment you lose unity of opposites, the awareness of both sides within yourself, then you split the opposites apart, erect a boundary between them, and thus render the ejected pole unconscious where it returns to plague you as a symptom. Since the opposites are always a unity, the only way they can be separated is by unconsciousness – selective inattention.”
–Ken Wilbur
Posted by Michele Harney, Yoga Rathgar & Dundrum – Dublin
“Yoga is a journey to be experienced. However, that journey not only requires patience and perseverance, but also enthusiasm and respect.
In this respect, as in any relationship between people, it is necessary to consider priorities. To students interested in undertaking a home practice with its attendant fruits, two suggestions are offered.
First, think of Yoga as acquiring a new book. Before you try to fit this book into what is probably an already overcrowded bookshelf, take a decision to remove an existing book to make room for the new one.
Do not, however, try to remove a large book thus making unrealistic adjustments in the space on your shelf (and thus unrealistic expectations around the space in your life). Instead, take out a slim volume and this way, create realistic space without Yoga becoming another pressure or something else that is jammed into the already overcrowded bookshelf of your life.
This leads on to the second suggestion.
Life is often divided into agendas, two of which are headed “chore” and “reward”. Try to keep some room on the latter list for your practice in the same way that you would greet an old friend. Take time in their company and return to your everyday life rejuvenated and better able to embrace your surroundings.”
– Paul Harvey 1996
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Posted by Michele Harney, Yoga Rathgar & Dundrum – Dublin
“Boredom is the effect of suppressing something. When I’m bored it’s because there’s a thought or feeling inside that is so intense or uncomfortable that I can’t bring it out so I distance myself. Then I become bored and lose focus”
-Roy Langmaid
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“Initially our efforts with practice are as a Sādhana towards finding the means to unveil the experience of the percipience of Cit.
Ultimately our efforts with practice are as a Yajña or oblation in gratitude for having found the means to unveil the experience of the percipience of Cit.”
Courtesy – Paul Harvey’s Daily Quotes – Centre for Yoga Studies
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“For Yoga Teachers it is important to understand the movement of the mind as well as the body.”
– TKV Desikachar December 1st 1979
Courtesy – Paul Harvey’s Daily Quotes – Centre for Yoga Studies
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Posted by Michele Harney, Yoga Rathgar & Dundrum – Dublin
According to Hippocrates:
“Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against nature. When enough sins have accumulated illnesses will suddenly appear.”
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At the recent Yoga Journal Conference, Yoga teachers including Gary Kraftsow and David Swenson spoke with author William J Broad about his article in the New York Times‘“How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body” .
Yoga, they concluded, is a tool, and injuries happen when teachers don’t teach students how to use the tool correctly, or when students use the tool in incorrect ways, pushing their bodies past what they can handle.
Students should “forget about mastering the posture and learn how postures can serve you and transform your body,” said Kraftsow, and “teachers shouldn’t teach postures, they should teach students.”
To read more on this Yogis challenge William J. Broad on “yoga injuries”
Posted by Michele Harney, Yoga Rathgar & Dundrum – Dublin
“There are two categories of practice, the Śikṣaṇa Krama way – according to the rules, or the Cikitsa Krama way – the application or adaptation of a posture to suit a particular person or a particular situation.
– The authority for the postures comes from the teacher, although some rules are indicated in the texts.
– Postures need to be adapted to suit particular bodies and their limitations.
– The action of a posture may be delayed because the student has tried to force the body into a posture.
– Never measure something by its immediate effects.
Yoga is often attributed to Āsana practice alone, which is only the part of Yoga focusing on the physical body or servicing the body.”
Teaching notes from a 6 day retreat with TKV Desikachar in England April 1992
Courtesy – Paul Harvey’s Daily Quotes Page cYs
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