B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes - Page 10

I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.

Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart

The commercialism may wash off sometime later.

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

Where does the body end and the mind begin? Where does the mind end and the spirit begin? They cannot be divided as they are inter-related and but different aspects of the same all-pervading divine consciousness.

All games are meaningless if you do not know the rules.

Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.

You exist without the feeling of existence.

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

It is never too late in life to practice yoga

When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.

Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.

During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.

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

As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.

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.

Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.

Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.

The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.

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

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.

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

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

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

One day you too may experience what I have experienced. So right away go and practise.