Yoga er dypest sett å transendere sinnets begrensninger. Så lenge vi styres av sinnet, styres vi av fortiden. Sinnet er ikke annet enn akkumulering av levd liv som vi er dømt til å gjenta på nytt og på nytt', inntil vi er i stand til å mestre det. Fra et Yogisk perspektiv handler menneskets 'separasjon' kun om sinnets bindinger. Transcenderes sinnet fullstendig, transcenderes også tid, rom og dualisme (meg og deg, her og der, lys og mørke).  I tradisjonell og akademisk sammenheng, betyr klassisk yoga, Patanjali Yoga. I Patanjali's Sutra beskrives konkret hva yogaens høyeste praksis Samadhi innebærer. Etter min mening, beskrives også den opplyste bevissthetens kvaliteter. 

 

Her er noen inspirerende quotes hentet fra kjente og mindre kjente Yogis :

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Yoga is the journey of the self, to the self, through the self.

~ Bhagavad Gita

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Yoga is to rise above the modifications of your mind, when you cease your mind, when you cease to be a part of your mind, that is Yoga."  ~Patanjali

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Yoga is not just repetition of few postures – it is more about the exploration and discovery of the subtle energies of life. ~ Amit Ray

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The soul doesn't love, it is love itself. The soul doesn't know, it is knowledge itself. The soul doesn't exist, it is existence itself. ~ Patjanjali Sutras

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​Yoga is to still the pattering of consciousness. A mind free from all disturbance is Yoga. ~ Patanjali Sutras

 

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Understanding comes only through self-knowledge (Self-realization /Yoga union), which is awareness of ones total psychological process.

~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

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So to meditate is to purge the mind of itself-centered activity. And if you have come this far in meditation, you will find there is silence, a total emptiness. The mind is uncontaminated by society; it is no longer subject to any influence, to the pressure of any desire. It is completely alone, and being alone, untouched, it is innocent. Therefore there is a possibility for that which is timeless and eternal to come into being. This whole process is meditation. 

~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
 

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You cannot do Yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do, is yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state.

~Sharon Gannon

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The yoga pose is not the goal. Becoming flexible is not the goal. Standing on your hands is not the goal. The goal is serenity. Balance. Truly finding peace in your own skin. ~ Rachel Bråthen

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Yoga does not ask you to be more that your are. But it does ask you to be all that you are. ~Bryan Kest

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The whole theory of yoga, is to go beyond the mind.

~ Zen quote 

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The attitude of gratitude, is the highest yoga. ~ Yogi Bhajan

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Yoga teaches us to cure what not need to be endured, and endure what cannot be cured. ~ B.K.S Lyengar

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Calming the mind is yoga. Not just standing on the head.
~ Swami Satchidananda

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“Yoga is not about tightening your ass. It’s about getting your head out of it. ¨~ Eric Paskel

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Yoga is the stilling of the changing states of the mind.
~ Patanjali

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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
~ B.K.S. Lyengar

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Yoga begins with listening. When we listen, we are giving space to what is.”
~ Richard Freeman

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The ability to be in the present moment (Dhyana) is a major component of mental wellness. ~ Abraham Maslow

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True meditation is about being fully present with everything, that is including discomforts and challenges. It is not an escape of life.

~ Craig Hamilton

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Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level: physical, mental, spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble. ~ B.K.S. Lyengar

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Yoga is not about self-improvement, it's about self-acceptance.

~Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

 

 

Taking a vacation from ourselves is the best holiday we could get. We can to to the most beautiful places, but we always take ourselves there too. So it's good to leave ourselves behind. This is called 'Samadhi' in Yogic teachings. 

~ Shai Tubali

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The way of liberation (Yoga union) is a way of completely facing yourself. It's a mean of piercing through the veils of illusion and awakening to truth.

~ Adyashanti

 

 

 Meditation (Yoga union) is not the pursuit of pleasure, and the search for happiness. Meditation on the contrary, is a state of mind in which there is no consept or formula, and therefore total freedom. It is only to such a mind that this Bliss comes unsought and uninvited. 

~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

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To understand the whole operation of one's mind requires a great deal of insight, a great deal of inquiry without condemnation. The mind can only gather, accumulate, deny, assert, remember, pursue. Peace is absolutely essential, because without peace we cannot live creatively (in the flow of the present moment).

~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain, is the Zen you bring with you"

~ Shizen Young

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Yoga Quotes

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