Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
-
Giving does not impoverish us nor does withholding enrich us.
-
Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
-
It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
-
Do not live in the future, only the present is real
-
When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.
-
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.
-
It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
-
There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
-
I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don't blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
-
The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.
-
Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
-
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.
-
The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
-
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
-
Asanas keep your body, as well as your mind, healthy and active
-
We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
-
Don't practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
-
Our flawed mechanisms of perception and thought are not a cause for grief, but an opportunity to evolve, for an internal evolution of consciousness that will also make possible, in a sustainable form, our aspirations toward what we call individual success and global progress.
-
Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one's life purposeful, useful and noble.
-
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
-
As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
-
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. . . .
-
Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
-
Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.