Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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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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Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
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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 the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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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?
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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As we shave it happens that we cut ourself with the razor blade; this does not mean that we must not shave in the morning any longer. It is the same thing for yoga.
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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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Yoga is the rule book for playing the game of Life, but in this game no one needs to lose. It is tough, and you need to train hard. It requires the willingness to think for yourself, to observe and correct, and to surmount occasional setbacks. It demands honesty, sustained application, and above all love in your heart.
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Don't practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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Yoga takes us to an unconditioned freedom, because yoga sees even good habits as a form of conditioning or limitation.
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Do not live in the future, only the present is real
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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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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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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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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Move from the known to the unknown.
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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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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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As long as you do not live totally in the body, you do not live totally in the Self.
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Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one's being, from bodily health to self-realization.