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. IYENGARYoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
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If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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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?
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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