Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe pose begins when you want to leave it.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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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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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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