Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.
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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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In backbends, one touches the body physically, mentally, intellectually, consciously and spiritually everywhere.
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When every asana is multi-petaled, why do you make it single petaled?
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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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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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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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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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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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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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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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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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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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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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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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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For me there were only two ways on the precipice - either I have to fall in or I have to fall out, to accept or say good-bye. The moment I crossed the precipice, it no longer was a discipline - it became a passion, an urge to pursue. Then I experienced freedom. Freedom comes when the discipline revolutionizes the discipline as a passion for the art.
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Approach each asana with freshness every day.