As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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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.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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It 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?
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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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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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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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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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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.
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The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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