Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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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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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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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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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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Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.
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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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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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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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Lack of knowledge is the
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A yogi never forgets that health must begin with the body. . . .Physical health is not a commodity to be bargained for. Nor can it be swallowed in the form of drugs and pills. . . .
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Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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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.