Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
B.K.S. IYENGARAs a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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