Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Purity is when there is no anxiety, no worry, no thinking.
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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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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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In backbends, one touches the body physically, mentally, intellectually, consciously and spiritually everywhere.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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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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When every asana is multi-petaled, why do you make it single petaled?
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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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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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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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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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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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You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Be inspired but not proud.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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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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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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Approach each asana with freshness every day.