We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
B.K.S. IYENGARThere is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
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You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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