Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
B.K.S. IYENGARBalance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
B.K.S. IYENGARRegular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
B.K.S. IYENGARSpirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.
B.K.S. IYENGARFirst yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
B.K.S. IYENGARBreath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
B.K.S. IYENGARYou exist without the feeling of existence.
B.K.S. IYENGARLook after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
B.K.S. IYENGARExtension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
B.K.S. IYENGARPenetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
B.K.S. IYENGARHatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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