Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
B.K.S. IYENGARAnything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
B.K.S. IYENGARWords cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
B.K.S. IYENGARLife itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
B.K.S. IYENGARKnowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
B.K.S. IYENGARI am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
B.K.S. IYENGARA lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
B.K.S. IYENGAREverybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
B.K.S. IYENGARKeep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
B.K.S. IYENGARHappy is the man who knows how to distinguish the real from the unreal, the eternal from the transient and the good from the pleasant by his discrimination and wisdom.
B.K.S. IYENGARWe have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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