Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
B.K.S. IYENGARFrom Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
-
-
Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
B.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. IYENGAR -
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.
B.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. IYENGAR -
Breath is the king of mind.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
B.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.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
It is never too late in life to practice yoga
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
B.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. IYENGAR -
People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
B.K.S. IYENGAR -
We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
B.K.S. IYENGAR