B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes - Page 5

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• It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.

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  Life, Inspiring, Yoga

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.8, Rodale

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• My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.

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  Crazy, Passionate, Accomplish

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2016). “Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar”, p.18, Shambhala Publications

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• If you keep your armpits open, you won't get depressed.

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  Armpits, Ifs

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• When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.

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  Mind, Done, Movement

  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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• The cure to combat the three Ss- stress, strain, and speed- can be found in three Ws- the work of devoted practice, the wisdom that comes of understanding the self and the world, and worship because ultimately surrendering to what we cannot control allows the ego to relax and lose the anxiety of its own infinitesimally small self in the infinitude of the divine.

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  Stress, Self, Practice

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• If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.

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  Mind, Body, Can Do

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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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• Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.

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  Inspiring, Capacity, Same Mistakes

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.60, Rodale

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• After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.

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  Yoga, Mind, Passive

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• The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.

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  Yoga, Goal, Soul

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• As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.

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  Stars, Animal, Essence

  "Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom". Book by B.K.S. Iyengar (p. 8), September 19, 2006.

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• Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.

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  Yoga, Awareness, Aim

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2016). “Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar”, p.85, Shambhala Publications

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• The practice of yogasana for the sake of health, to keep fit, or to maintain flexibility is the external practice of yoga. While this is a legitimate place to begin, it is not the end. Even in simple asanas, one is experiencing the three levels of quest: the external quest, which brings firmness of the body; the internal quest, which brings steadiness of intelligence; and the innermost quest, which brings benevolence of spirit.

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  Yoga, Simple, Practice

  "Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom".

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• Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.

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  Life, Inspiring, Yoga

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2014). “BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health”, p.396, Dorling Kindersley Ltd

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• Yoga is the rule book for playing the game of Life, but in this game no one needs to lose. It is tough, and you need to train hard. It requires the willingness to think for yourself, to observe and correct, and to surmount occasional setbacks. It demands honesty, sustained application, and above all love in your heart.

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  Honesty, Yoga, Book

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.16, Rodale

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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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• Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.

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  Yoga, May, Kind

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.14, Rodale

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• 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.

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  Odds, Practice, Long

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2012). “Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”, p.16, HarperCollins UK

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• Yoga is as old and traditional as civilization, yet it persists in modern society as a means to achieving essential vitality. But yoga demands that we develop not only strength in body but attention and awareness in mind.The yogi knows that the physical body is not only the temple for our soul but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.

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  Yoga, Mean, Journey

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• A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.

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  Blow, Self, Wind

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• I don't stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.

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  Yoga, Self, Body

  "India yoga guru BKS Iyengar dies". www.bbc.com. August 20, 2014.

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• 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.

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  Inspiring, Health, Soul And Body

  "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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• A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.

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  Teacher, Helping, Good Teacher

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• Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.

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  Inspiring, Missing, Bliss

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• If 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.

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  Moving, Differences, Balance

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.48, Rodale

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