Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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There is no difference in our souls...That is what yoga teaches. When you and I meet together, we forget ourselves -- our cultures and classes. There are no divisions, and we talk mind to mind, soul to soul. We are no different in our deepest needs. We are all humans.
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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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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough - whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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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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Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
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Yes, flexibility of body and physical perfection for Yogasana is important. However more important is the state of your mind, Meditative mind. Your flexibility might be excellent but if your mind is not attentive, you are merely doing some physical exercise, not Yoga.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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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 don't stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
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There must be relaxation in full extension.
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Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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Many ask me whether pranayama ... postpones old age. Why worry about it? Death is certain. Let it come when it comes. Just keep working. The soul has no age. It doesn't die. Only the body decays. And yet, we must never forget the body, since it is the garden we must cherish and cultivate.
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You must be as joyful when you fail again and again as you are joyful when you succeed. It is often when you fail that you move toward the goal without being aware of it. You must feel joy even when you have not fully succeeded but only moved toward achievement of your goal.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.