Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhy think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
B.K.S. IYENGARDo to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
B.K.S. IYENGAROne’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
B.K.S. IYENGARDo not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
B.K.S. IYENGAREverybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
B.K.S. IYENGARHealth begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARAn intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
B.K.S. IYENGARExtension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
B.K.S. IYENGARAs long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
B.K.S. IYENGARHealthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhy 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARIgnorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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