The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.
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This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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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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Without education, confidence does not come.
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Don’t practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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