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B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.

Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.

Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.

Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.

Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being

Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Be inspired but not proud.

Be inspired but not proud.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.

There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: People remind me of my age, but while practicing I am beyond my body and its age.

People remind me of my age, but while practicing I am beyond my body and its age.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.

Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.

By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don't take a break.

Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don't take a break.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.

Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it

Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It's about using posture to understand and transform yourself.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.

If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.

By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.

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

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.

Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.

I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Regulate the breathing, and thereby control the mind.

Regulate the breathing, and thereby control the mind.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.

True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.

We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.

As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: You exist without the feeling of existence.

You exist without the feeling of existence.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: There must be relaxation in full extension.

There must be relaxation in full extension.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: I planted the seed, now you must work a lot otherwise the tiny plant will die.

I planted the seed, now you must work a lot otherwise the tiny plant will die.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The commercialism may wash off sometime later.

The commercialism may wash off sometime later.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Words cannot convey the value of yoga - it has to be experienced.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Learning is as much an art as teaching

Learning is as much an art as teaching

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.

The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.

Lack of knowledge is the
source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted
or fully active.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head

A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Without the accurate spine movement, one can't exist dynamically.

Without the accurate spine movement, one can't exist dynamically.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability

Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.

Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.

If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature.

Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: How can you know God if you don't know your big toe?

How can you know God if you don't know your big toe?

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.

Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.

Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.

It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.

Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.

Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.

We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.

All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.

The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.

The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: 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.

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 quotes: This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.

This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.

Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.

The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: If we become aware of its limitations and compulsions, we can transcend them.

If we become aware of its limitations and compulsions, we can transcend them.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.

Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Giving does not impoverish us nor does withholding enrich us.

Giving does not impoverish us nor does withholding enrich us.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.

Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The ribs are the wings of the body. Open your wings.

The ribs are the wings of the body. Open your wings.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Move from the known to the unknown.

Move from the known to the unknown.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: In your discipline, if doubt comes let it come. Do your work - let doubt carry on with its work and see which gives up first!

In your discipline, if doubt comes let it come. Do your work - let doubt carry on with its work and see which gives up first!

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.

Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.

Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.

Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures.
That is contentment.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.

The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul

Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Feeling the movement of movements is wandering to the past or future. Living in the movements of movement is being in the present.

Feeling the movement of movements is wandering to the past or future. Living in the movements of movement is being in the present.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.

Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.

Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: It is never too late in life to practice yoga

It is never too late in life to practice yoga

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: If you keep your armpits open, you won't get depressed.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.

It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!

From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: When we free ourselves from physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mental distractions, we open the gates to our soul.

When we free ourselves from physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mental distractions, we open the gates to our soul.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.

Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The mind is the king of the senses, and the breath is the king of the mind

The mind is the king of the senses, and the breath is the king of the mind

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.

Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.

In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Purity is when there is no anxiety, no worry, no thinking.

Purity is when there is no anxiety, no worry, no thinking.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Through surrender the aspirant's ego is effaced, and ... grace ... pours down upon him like a torrential rain.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: To my father, Bellur Krishnamachar, my mother, Seshamma, and my birthplace, Bellur

To my father, Bellur Krishnamachar, my mother, Seshamma, and my birthplace, Bellur

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.

It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.

Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today

The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.

When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intellect, and benevolence of spirit.

Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intellect, and benevolence of spirit.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The needs of the body are the needs of the divine spirit which lives through the body.

The needs of the body are the needs of the divine spirit which lives through the body.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.

Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body

Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you,

Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you,

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.

Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: What I was is unimportant, what I am now is important.

What I was is unimportant, what I am now is important.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.

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

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.

Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.

B.K.S. Iyengar quotes: The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.

The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.