Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARAwareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
B.K.S. IYENGARI can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
B.K.S. IYENGARA yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
B.K.S. IYENGARExtension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
B.K.S. IYENGARLove begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
B.K.S. IYENGARDo to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
B.K.S. IYENGARAs 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARAny action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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