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Famous B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
“Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.”
“If we become aware of its limitations and compulsions, we can transcend them.”
“All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.”
“True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.”
“There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.”
“Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.”
“We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.”
“Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.”
“It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.”
“Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.”
“Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.”
“Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.”
“Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.”
“The supreme adventure in a man's life is his journey back to his Creator.”
“When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.”
“You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.”
“During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.”
“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.”
“Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.”
“Move from the known to the unknown.”
“A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head”