Source: Astadala Yogamala (Collected Works), Volume 6
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Famous B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.”
Source: Yoga For Sports: A Journey towards Health and Healing
“Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.”
Source: BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.”
“You exist without the feeling of existence.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.”
“Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.”
Source: BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health
“Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.”
Source: Astadala Yogamala Volume-3
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.”
“Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“Words cannot convey the value of yoga - it has to be experienced.”
“Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.”
Source: Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar
“Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“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.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.”
“Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“The supreme adventure in a man's life is his journey back to his Creator.”
Source: BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health
“When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
“You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.”
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom