"Some yoga teachers say that a vegetarian diet is not necessary. : [laughing] Oh ... a new method! Many Indians and Westerners eat meat. : They are not practicing yoga. Meat eating makes you stiff. What is the most important yogic practice in this time? : Vegetarian diet is the most important practice for yoga."
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Interview in Sharon Gannon and David Life, Jivamukti Yoga, Ballantine Books, 2002, p. 83.
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K. Pattabhi Jois
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (July 26 1915 – May 18 2009) was an Indian yoga teacher.
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