Amit Ray Yoga Quotes & Sayings

Yoga exercises are the best connecting tools for unity, human dignity, health, equality, global peace and compassion. — Amit Ray

In our life there is one side which is finite and another side which is infinite. I want you to think about both the sides and design the best life and stand in their true values. — Amit Ray

Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of movements. Once you understand the grammar of yoga; you can write your poetry of movements. — Amit Ray

Yoga is not just repetation of few postures - it is more about the exploration and discovery of the subtle energies of life. — Amit Ray

Mystical bliss, joy and rapture are part of both yoga and vipassana. When the mind is concentrated, purified, bright, unblemished, free from defects, pliant and steady, this positive joy arises. — Amit Ray

Yoga is establishing an harmonious connection to your inner world with outer world. — Amit Ray

Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul. — Amit Ray

When we are aware about our body's sensations, we can release physical pain, tensions or stress through slow movements. — Amit Ray

The heart of a yogi should always bear good-will and thoughts that benefit others. — Amit Ray

Life is a living flute, yoga is the art of creating melody and rhythm in it. — Amit Ray

There are many goals but one path - the path of compassion. — Amit Ray

Science of yoga and ayurveda is subtler than the science of medicine, because science of medicine is often victim of statistical manipulation. — Amit Ray

Joy is found when you focus your energy on improving human dignity, human capacity and human values. — Amit Ray

Strengthen your heart muscles by removing the sufferings of others. — Amit Ray

Systematic yoga and vipassana opens the "Dasham Duar" the mystical tenth spiritual gateway located at the top of the skull. — Amit Ray

Karma Yoga is mindful service to the humanity with love and respect. — Amit Ray

Enlightenment comes when you understand the language of heart - the language of tree, birds and the nature. — Amit Ray

Combining these two ancient teachings (yoga and vipassana) in a seamless manner, which will bring maximum benefits to the meditators, is not at all a challenge. It is just removal of some mental blocks. Ideally speaking, this combination should be done based on scientific, clinical and neurobiological studies and the combined structure should be made brick by brick, layer by layer in a flawless manner as a homogeneous composition. — Amit Ray

Yoga is bringing fitness in body, calmness in mind, kindness in heart and awareness in life. — Amit Ray

Yoga is the best way to learn to adapt and adjust to the changing environments. — Amit Ray

Yoga means addition - addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul. — Amit Ray

Yoga is the space where flower blossoms. — Amit Ray

Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. — Amit Ray

The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow, appreciate, and honor the uniqueness, and freedom of each sentient being to sing the song of their heart. — Amit Ray

Yoga and Vipassana are the two most time tested ancient techniques for keeping the body, mind and spirit in harmony and in sync. There is no contradiction between yoga and vipassana. They are complementary to each other. — Amit Ray

Jnana yoga is the yoga of kindness and compassion - serving the self that is everywhere. — Amit Ray

Yoga is the art work of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul. — Amit Ray

Yoga talks about cat-pose, dog-pose, camel-pose, monkey-pose, bird-pose etc. Why there are so many animal poses? Animals release their emotions and tensions by movements based on their body sensations. But our amygdala in the brain is carrying the "fight or flight response"; it has forgotten the art of releasing the tensions. As human beings, when we are aware about the sensations, we can release that by aware, slow movements. If you do not give movements to the body parts, energy will be stuck and blood circulation will be disturbed. Gradually, that creates chronic physical and mental health problems. — Amit Ray

Micro meditations should be performed with very little activity. These practices should not be associated with any goal, concept or belief. — Amit Ray

Yoga is an exact science in the form of poetry when we measure the flow of neurotransmitters in the brain. — Amit Ray

The more you treat your body and the cells as intelligent being the more you will be sharp, quick, competent, and fulfilled. — Amit Ray