Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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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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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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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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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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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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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 allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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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 body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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The sleeping tortoise takes all its limbs into its carapace. So does the yogi: going back into himself he does not see anything worldly any longer, he makes peace in himself.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can't exist dynamically.
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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 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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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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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
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The supreme adventure in a man's life is his journey back to his Creator.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won't get depressed.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.