The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
B.K.S. IYENGARThe study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
B.K.S. IYENGARI am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
B.K.S. IYENGARAnything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
B.K.S. IYENGARAsana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
B.K.S. IYENGARWillpower 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. IYENGARYoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
B.K.S. IYENGARChange leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
B.K.S. IYENGARYou exist without the feeling of existence.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga releases the creative potential in life.
B.K.S. IYENGARAs we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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