There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
B.K.S. IYENGARLife itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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