Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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The ribs are the wings of the body. Open your wings.
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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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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Lack of knowledge is the
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Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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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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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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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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If you keep your armpits open, you won't get depressed.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can't exist dynamically.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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I planted the seed, now you must work a lot otherwise the tiny plant will die.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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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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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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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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Freedom in a posture is when every joint is active.
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Yoga is a means and an end.
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Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.