The purpose of Yoga is to facilitate the profound inner relaxation that accompanies fearlessness. The release from fear is what finally precipitates the full flowering of love. Erich Schiffmann More Quotes by Erich Schiffmann More Quotes From Erich Schiffmann Yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are. The practice of yoga is the practice of meditation-or inner listening-in the poses and meditations, as well as all day long. It's a matter of listening inwardly for guidance all the time, and then daring enough and trusting enough to do as you are prompted to do. Erich Schiffmann yoga order moving Yoga ia a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are. Erich Schiffmann truth inspirational moving Stillness is not the absence or negation of energy, life, or movement. Stillness is dynamic. It is unconflicted movement, life in harmony with itself, skill in action. It can be experienced whenever there is total, uninhibited, unconflicted participation in the moment you are in—when you are wholeheartedly present with whatever you are doing. Erich Schiffmann movement skills energy Your body's ability to function as a clean and efficient channel is limited by stiffness, lack of strength, and lack of endurance. Your mind's ability is limited by the way it thinks about itself, by the way you think about you. The process of yoga is one of undoing the obstructions and limitations in your body and mind that inhibit the free flow of creative life force. Erich Schiffmann yoga creative thinking Love is what's left when you let go of everything you don't need. Erich Schiffmann letting-go love-is needs When you sit quietly and let go of every false self-definition , of everything you think you know about who you are, and then be what's left, what remains is the untarnished presence of who you've always been and still really are. Erich Schiffmann self letting-go thinking It is not arrogant or egotistical to feel good inside. You had nothing to do with it. It's simply the honest response to clearly perceived Reality. Erich Schiffmann feel-good yoga reality Practicing yoga during the day is a matter of keeping your eyes on the road and one ear turned toward the infinite. Erich Schiffmann yoga eye ears Don't teach necessarily what others teachers are teaching. Find what it is that you have to offer and teach that. Erich Schiffmann teach teaching teacher Yoga is about how you live your life all of the time. Erich Schiffmann live-your-life yoga Once you find the truth, no one can hurt you. You can let them off the hook. That is hard! Until then, keep distance, preserve the peace. Eventually it’s like you weren’t hurt. Erich Schiffmann hook distance hurt Experience yourself in silence. Erich Schiffmann experience-yourself silence meditation What you're thinking about is what you are being. Erich Schiffmann thinking We have never stayed home long enough to experience the truth about ourselves. Erich Schiffmann enough home long
