Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present - the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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Through surrender the aspirant's ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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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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Yoga is meant for the purification of body and its exploration as well as for the refinement of the mind.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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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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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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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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There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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Giving does not impoverish us nor does withholding enrich us.
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Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.
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Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.