Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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You must continue to go back to the beginning, to the foundation, and question the foundation. Even once you‘ve reached Samadhi you must go back so you can create it at will. Samadhi is the beginning of spiritual growth, not the end. You must always be questioning. Enlightenment comes as an accident at first, then you have to learn to recreate 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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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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One day you too may experience what I have experienced. So right away go and practise.
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People say that steadiness of mind is an end; no, it is a beginning. I am there; I can explain everything up to that point. Then I struggle to discover what comes after, so this steadiness is not an end, it is the beginning and the instrument.
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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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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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Be inspired but not proud.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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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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Action is movement with intelligence
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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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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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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 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.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.