Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
B.K.S. IYENGARBefore peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
B.K.S. IYENGARKnow your capacities and continually improve upon them.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARAsanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
B.K.S. IYENGARNothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
B.K.S. IYENGARThere is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
B.K.S. IYENGARBreath is the king of mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARIlluminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
B.K.S. IYENGARAll of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
B.K.S. IYENGARRegular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
B.K.S. IYENGARDon’t practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
B.K.S. IYENGARYou 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.
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. IYENGARWhen 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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