A Quote by B.K.S. Iyengar
When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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There is no doubt that breath control is the means for mind control because the mind, like breath, is a part of air; because the nature of mobility is common to both; because the place of origin is the same for both; and because when one of them is controlled, the other gets controlled.
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