B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes

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• The study of asana is not about mastering posture.
  It's about using posture to understand and transform yourself.

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  Asana, Study, Posture

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• We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.

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  Rise Above, Limitation

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• The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.

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  Yoga, Confusion, Simplicity

  "BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health".

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• Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.

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  Challenges, Mind, Doe

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• Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.

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  Yoga, Soul, Gates

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2016). “Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar”, p.126, Shambhala Publications

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• Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.

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  Flower, Roots, Tree

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• Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.

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  Thinking, Suffering, May

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.40, Rodale

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• Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.

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  Past, Mind, Asana

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.57, Rodale

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• The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

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  Success, Spiritual, Wisdom

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• Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever move forward to become the person they're meant to be.

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  Inspiring, Moving, Yoga

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• A yogi never forgets that health must begin with the body. . . .Physical health is not a commodity to be bargained for. Nor can it be swallowed in the form of drugs and pills. . . .
  It is something that we must build up. You have to create within yourself the experience of beauty, liberation, and infinity. This is health.

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  Drug, Pills, Body

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• Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.

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  Motivational, Inspiring, Success

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2014). “BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health”, p.35, Dorling Kindersley Ltd

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• A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.

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  Mind, World, May

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.165, Rodale

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• Words cannot convey the value of yoga - it has to be experienced.

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  Inspiring, Yoga, Values

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• Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.

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  Health, Soul And Body, Mind

  "Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom". Book by B.K.S. Iyengar (p. 48), September 19, 2006.

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• Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts

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  Doubt, Mind

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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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  Mind, Realization, Body

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2016). “Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar”, p.44, Shambhala Publications

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• Through surrender the aspirant's ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.

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  Rain, Grace, Ego

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• The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.

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  Flower, Water, Doe

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2016). “Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar”, p.48, Shambhala Publications

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• Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.

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  Balance, Foundation, Body

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.43, Rodale

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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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  Brain, Mind, Sake

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• Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.

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  Inspiring, Jobs, Focus

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• Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.

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  Kings, Mind, Breaths

  "Astadala Yogamala". Volume 5,

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• Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.

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  Inspiring, Yoga, Past

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• Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.

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  Yoga, Discipline, Soul

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.62, Rodale

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