Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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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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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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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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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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In backbends, one touches the body physically, mentally, intellectually, consciously and spiritually everywhere.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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The supreme adventure in a man's life is his journey back to his Creator.
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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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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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Where does the body end and the mind begin? Where does the mind end and the spirit begin? They cannot be divided as they are inter-related and but different aspects of the same all-pervading divine consciousness.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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The study of asana is not about mastering posture.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
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That's the beauty of backbends. Emotionally we can never be disturbed, for the emotional centre becomes an extrovert. When you do Viparita Dandasana, your head looks backwards, but your conscious mind stretches everywhere. Study by observing how the mind gets regulated. You not only know the freedom in the spine, but also the freedom in the spirit.
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We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
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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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Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one's actions.
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First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.