For reasons unknown, the philosophical aspect of the yoga movement has had to make way for the yoga fit revolution; today’s image of a yogi is a slender and scantily clad young female doing postures on the cover of a bestselling magazine, whereas the older image was of an Indian man with long beard sitting in a cave wearing a loin cloth. Gudjon Bergmann
Yoga is the process of eliminating pain — pain form the body, mind and the society.
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Amit Ray
The purpose of karma yoga is to transcend the bondage of selfish genes through the service of others.
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Amit Ray
Peace is the foundation of yoga. Karma yoga is the effort for bringing peace and happiness in the world.
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Amit Ray
When life is foggy, path is unclear and mind is dull, remember your breath. It has the power to give you the peace. It has the power to resolve the unsolved equations of life.
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Amit Ray
Yoga is bringing fitness in body, calmness in mind, kindness in heart and awareness in life.
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Amit Ray
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