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Asana of the week

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9th march 2003

Sirsangusthasana

"Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga,
but not one who is lazy.
Constant practice alone is the secret of success."

~Hatha Yoga Pradipika~

16th March 2003

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

For the ignorant person,
this body is the source of endless suffering;
but to the wise person,
this body is the source of infinite delight.

~Yoga-Vàsishtha~

23rd March 2003

Gorakshasana

Everyone is conquered by the body.
But the yogis conquer the body.

~Yoga-Shikha-Upanishad~

30th March 2003

Krounchasana

Wisdom is generated by Yoga;
Yoga is produced by wisdom.

~Trishikhi-Brahmana-Upanishad~

6th April

Swastikasana

The whole world is yours;
just get rid of this selfish ignorance and you are free,
you are your own savior.

~Swami Rama Tirtha~

13th April

Parivritta Baddha Parsvakonasana

The body always wears away
like an unbaked clay pot placed in water.
Therefore one should cultivate bodily fitness
by tempering it with the fire of Yoga.

~Gheranda-Samhita~

20th April

Ardha Anjaneyasana II

one should conquer desire through resolution;
anger through abandoning desire;
greed by considering the worthlessness of material goods;
fear through recollecting the Truth;

  ~Bhagavata-Purana~

27th April

Ardha Anjaneyasana I

Smile with the flower and the green grass.
Play with the butterflies, birds and deer.
Shake hands with the shrubs, ferns and twigs of trees.
Talk to the rainbow, wind, stars, and the sun.

~Swami Sivananda~

3rd May

Bhunamanasana

Whenever one does anything,
one has no success whatsoever without practice (abhyasa)

~Yoga-Vasishtha~

10th May

Ek Hatha Mayurasana

  "...to dance with pain is not a problem..."
~Jean Butler (Riverdance) ~

17th May

Pashasana

...Therefore always perform, unattached, the work to be
done, for the man who performs actions without
attachment attains the Supreme.

~ Bhagavad-Gita ~

25th May

Salamba Sirshasana

Yoga is not for those who fast or torture their flesh,
who sleep too much or keep awake,
who work too much or do not work at all.

~Bhagawad Geeta~

1st June

Hasta Padangushthasana

The most important factor in arriving
at the desired results is
one's own determination, patience and perseverance.

~Upanishads~

8th June

Janu Shirsh Vrikshasana

Only he who is internally balanced
will also be externaly balanced.

~Shaolin~

15th June

Hanumanasana

  Conquer your fear,
it is your most powerful adversary.
Fear no pain.
You will not feel any, if you do not fear it.
You can withstand the sensation of pain,
by your will power.
Concentrate your chi/prana on the pain you think you are experiencing,
you will hold it off and deflect it.

~Shaolin~

22nd June

Ek Hasta Salabhasanna

Beauty is the revelation of harmony through forms,
whether visible or audible, material or immaterial.
However transient the forms may be,
the harmony they express and embody belongs to the
eternal realm of the spirit,
the innermost law of truth,
which we call Dharma.

~Lama Anagarika Govinda~

29th June

Ek Hasta Parshva Purvottanasana
 

When you meet a master
swordsman,
show him your sword.
When you meet a man who is
not a poet,
do not show him your poem.

~Lin-Chi~

6th July

Parivritta Virabhadrasana
 

In walking, just walk.
In sitting, just sit. Above
all, don't wobble.

~Yun-Men~

13 July

Virbhadrasana  I , II
 

Be Light,
Light, Light,
Be full of Light

~Mani~

27th July

Vrksasana  III
 

No quality is more needed by the aspirant than patience and
single minded perseverance, with a faith that remains
through all difficulties, delays and apparant failures.

~Sri Aurobindo~

3rd August

NakrAsana II, I

You must not fear. Fear is the mind killer.
I will face my fear,
I will let it pass through me.
When the fear is gone, there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

~Muad'dib~

10th August

SirshAsana
 

an ounce of practice is worth tons of theory

~Swami Sivananda~

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