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"Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present."
- B.K.S. Iyengar


The ability to withdraw our senses and so control the noisy mind may sound like a kill-joy, but in reality it restores the pristine flavors, textures, and discoveries that we associate with the innocence and freshness of childhood. This is truly an example of "less is more," as overindulgence can only dull and exhaust the senses.
The yogic purpose of pratyahara is to make the mind
shut up so we can concentrate. As long as the senses pester us for their gratification, we will never get a moment to ourself, or in the sense of our inner quest, Ourself. It is a long and patience-demanding apprenticeship in detachment.
約束我們的感官並以此控制喧鬧之心的能力,聽起來像是個令人掃興的東西,但實際上它卻可以恢復我們童年天真時才能感受到的淳樸原初的風味、特質與新鮮感。這正是「少即多」原則的直接例證,因為縱情聲色只能讓我們的感官無聊而疲憊。
瑜伽之收攝旨在讓心關閉,以便我們能專注一意。只要感官為了自身的滿足不斷滋擾我們,我們就不可能有一刻自我的空間,或者說,我們不可能有一刻靈性的空間。這是一個長期修習超然物外之心的過程,需要我們的耐心。
Extracted from “Light on Life”
by B.K.S. Iyengar
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The yogic purpose of pratyahara is to make the mind
shut up so we can concentrate. As long as the senses pester us for their gratification, we will never get a moment to ourself, or in the sense of our inner quest, Ourself. It is a long and patience-demanding apprenticeship in detachment.
約束我們的感官並以此控制喧鬧之心的能力,聽起來像是個令人掃興的東西,但實際上它卻可以恢復我們童年天真時才能感受到的淳樸原初的風味、特質與新鮮感。這正是「少即多」原則的直接例證,因為縱情聲色只能讓我們的感官無聊而疲憊。
瑜伽之收攝旨在讓心關閉,以便我們能專注一意。只要感官為了自身的滿足不斷滋擾我們,我們就不可能有一刻自我的空間,或者說,我們不可能有一刻靈性的空間。這是一個長期修習超然物外之心的過程,需要我們的耐心。
Extracted from “Light on Life”
by B.K.S. Iyengar
#LightOnLife
#IyengarYoga #Yoga #QuarryBayYoga #NorthPointYoga #YogaForKnees #YogaForHips #Backcare #ImproveCirculation #PostureCorrection #YogaPractice #HealthyBack #HealthyNeck
#MindBodySoul
#艾揚格瑜伽 #足健 #膝痛 #健脊瑜伽 #瑜伽式子 #矯正不良姿勢 #改善血液循環 #身心靈 #艾揚格瑜伽聖經
