It is never too late in life to practice yoga
B.K.S. IYENGARIs it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi, the body is a laboratory, a field of experiments and perpetual researches.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
-
-
An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Be inspired but not proud.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Spirituality 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. IYENGAR -
It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi, the body is a laboratory, a field of experiments and perpetual researches.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
B.K.S. IYENGAR