Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
B.K.S. IYENGARHow can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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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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The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
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Action is movement with intelligence
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