The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
B.K.S. IYENGARHealth is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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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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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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