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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar 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.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar As 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.
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