Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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Where there is yoga,
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In backbends, one touches the body physically, mentally, intellectually, consciously and spiritually everywhere.
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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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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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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As a fire blazes brightly when the covering of ash over it is scattered by the wind, the divine fire within the body shines in all its majesty when the ashes of desire are scattered by the practice of pranayama.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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As a breeze ruffles the surface of a lake and distorts the images reflected therein, so also the chitta vrtti (fluctuations of mind) disturb the peace of the mind. The still waters of a lake reflect the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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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.
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One day you too may experience what I have experienced. So right away go and practise.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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The whole thrust of yogic philosophical and scientific inquiry has therefore been to examine the nature of being, with a view to learning to respond to the stresses of life without so many tremors and troubles.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.