Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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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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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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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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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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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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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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Yoga is meant for the purification of body and its exploration as well as for the refinement of the mind.
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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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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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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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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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You must continue to go back to the beginning, to the foundation, and question the foundation. Even once you‘ve reached Samadhi you must go back so you can create it at will. Samadhi is the beginning of spiritual growth, not the end. You must always be questioning. Enlightenment comes as an accident at first, then you have to learn to recreate it.
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The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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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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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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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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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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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Giving does not impoverish us nor does withholding enrich us.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.