Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
B.K.S. IYENGARA stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.
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Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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