Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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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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There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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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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As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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