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.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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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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Happy 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.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.
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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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Without education, confidence does not come.
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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