The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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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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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Through surrender the aspirant’s ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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