In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
B.K.S. IYENGAR
B.K.S. IYENGAR
B.K.S. Iyengar on balance
B.K.S. Iyengar212 quotes“In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.”
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