Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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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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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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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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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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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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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 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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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.
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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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Yoga is meant for the purification of body and its exploration as well as for the refinement of the mind.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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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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We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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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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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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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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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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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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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.