Words to Ponder – B K S Iyengar Practice is the positive aspect of Yoga; detachment or renunciation (vairagya) is negative. The two balance each other like day and night, inhalation and exhalation. Samadhi is seeing the soul face to face, an absolute, indivisible state of existence, in which all differences between body, mind and soul are dissolved. Patanjali says that when an asana is correctly performed, the dualities between body and mind, mind and soul, have to vanish. This is known as repose in the pose, reflection in action. When the asanas are performed in this way, the body cells, which have their own memories and intelligence, are kept healthy. When the health of the cells is maintained through the precise practice of asanas, the physiological body becomes healthy and the mind is brought closer to the soul. This is the effect of the asanas. They should be performed in such a way as to lead the mind from attachment of the body towards the light of the soul so that the practitioner can dwell in the abode of the soul. B K S Iyengar
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