Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
B.K.S. IYENGARMind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!
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Action is movement with intelligence
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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