Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
B.K.S. IYENGAR
B.K.S. IYENGAR
B.K.S. Iyengar on humility
B.K.S. Iyengar212 quotes“Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.”
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B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
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B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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