When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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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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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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