B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes - Page 7

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• The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?

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  Wall, Block, Soul

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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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• As 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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  Soul, Important, Body

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2005). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.6, Rodale

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• Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough - whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.

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  Letting Go, Yoga, Greed

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.93, Rodale

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

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  Inspiring, Freedom, Yoga

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.22, Rodale

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

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  Perfect, Body, Asana

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

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• As long as you do not feel the serenity in the body, in each and every joint, there is no chance for emancipation. You are in bondage. So while you are sweating and aching, let your heart be light and let it fill your body with gladness. You are not only becoming free, but you are also being free. What is not to be glad about? The pain is temporary. The freedom is permanent.

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  Pain, Heart, Light

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

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• 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.

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  Thinking, Long, Perfect

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2016). “Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar”, p.49, Shambhala Publications

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• Without education, confidence does not come.

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  Doe

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

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  Yoga, Body, Divinity

  "Yoga Connects You to the Perfection You Seek" by Vyda Bielkus, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 19, 2014.

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• Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.

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  Emotional, Soul, Intellectual

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.23, Rodale

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

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  Yoga, Practice, Mind

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• 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.

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  Inspiring, Yoga, Broken

  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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• You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.

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  Mistake, Trying, Way

  "Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace and Ultimate Freedom". Book by B. K. S. Iyengar, 2005.

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• When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.

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  Inspiring, Mistake, Trying

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.59, Rodale

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• Be inspired but not proud.

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  Inspiring, Proud, Inspired

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.10, Rodale

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• That's the beauty of backbends. Emotionally we can never be disturbed, for the emotional centre becomes an extrovert. When you do Viparita Dandasana, your head looks backwards, but your conscious mind stretches everywhere. Study by observing how the mind gets regulated. You not only know the freedom in the spine, but also the freedom in the spirit.

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  Emotional, Mind, Looks

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• The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.

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  Overcoming, Way, Faces

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• When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.

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  Maturity, Clarity, Habit

  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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• We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.

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  Party, Two, Mind

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.28, Rodale

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• A scientist sets out to conquer nature through knowledge - external nature, external knowledge. By these means he may split the atom and achieve external power. A yogi sets out to explore his own internal nature, to penetrate the atom (atma) of being. He does not gain dominion over wide lands and restless seas, but over his own recalcitrant flesh and febrile mind.

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  Mean, Sea, Land

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.19, Rodale

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• In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!

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  Giving Up, Discipline, Doubt

  "Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar".

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• As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.

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  Mind, Energy, Inward

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• Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.

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  Sweat, Commodity

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.24, Rodale

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