Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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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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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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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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Don't practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
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You know the known, so go a little into the unknown. The mind that is caught up in the known - extended a little beyond reason. The moment you go beyond , you move in the soul. Releasing the bondage of your mind to extend further, reach the unknown a little more. The further you go, you realize that the known is limited and the unknown is vast.
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The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.
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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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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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Asanas keep your body, as well as your mind, healthy and active
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever move forward to become the person they're meant to be.
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How can you know God if you don't know your big toe?
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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The body has to be invaded by the intelligence; each part has to become intelligent.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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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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Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart