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B.K.S. Iyengar212 quotes“Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.”
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Without education, confidence does not come.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Do 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. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar You exist without the feeling of existence.
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