B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes about Yoga

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

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.

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

Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.

Yes, flexibility of body and physical perfection for Yogasana is important. However more important is the state of your mind, Meditative mind. Your flexibility might be excellent but if your mind is not attentive, you are merely doing some physical exercise, not Yoga.

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

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

The challenge of yoga is to go beyond our limits - within reason. We continually expand the frame of the mind by using the canvas of the body. It is as if you were to stretch a canvas more and create a larger surface for a painting. But we must respect the present form of our body. If you pull too much at once, we will rip the canvas. If the practice of today damages the practice of tomorrow, it is not correct practice.

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

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

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

Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.

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. Do not look at others' bodies with envy or with superiority. All people are born with different constitutions. Never compare with others. Each one's capacities are a function of his or her internal strength. Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.

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

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

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

You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.

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

Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.

Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.

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

Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.

The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.

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

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