Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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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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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Do not live in the future, only the present is real
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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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
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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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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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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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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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. . . .
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Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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Breath is the king of mind.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.