B.K.S. Iyengar Spiritual Quotes — Page 11

Yoga Teacher

Spiritual

“A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.”

Self Wind Blow

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B.K.S. Iyengar

Yoga Teacher

Spiritual

“If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.”

Self Practice Yoga

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Spiritual

“A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head”

Brain Feet

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Spiritual

“As the trunk is one but the branches are many, yoga is one but adaptations may vary.”

May Yoga

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Spiritual

“Regarding perfection, that's a very difficult question. I can say that I have superseded most in my sadhana [practice]. I am in it, and my mind and my intelligence gets better in my sadhana, and it reaches a certain place. When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens... My body is a laboratory, you can say. I don't stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.”

Life Moving Yoga

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Spiritual

“Think light! Try to impart a feeling of lightness to the body. Think light. This can be achieved by mentally extending yourself outwards from the centre of the body, i.e., think tall. Think not just of raising your arms but of extending them outwards and when you are holding them still, think again of reaching still further away from your body. 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.”

Thinking Light Feelings

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Spiritual

“As long as you do not live totally in the body, you do not live totally in the Self.”

Long Self

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Spiritual

“Asanas keep your body, as well as your mind, healthy and active”

Mind Body

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Spiritual

“Faith, courage, and intelligent and uninterrupted awareness - these qualities are to be present whether one is wide awake, half asleep, or in deep slumber. An individual who lives like this performs his daily actions with a mind free from selfishness. This is poise in action. And this poise leads to that serenity which is in the truest sense a healthy mind in a healthy body.”

Intelligent Healthy Serenity

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Spiritual

“Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.”

Mind Body Discrimination

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Spiritual

“The whole thrust of yogic philosophical and scientific inquiry has therefore been to examine the nature of being, with a view to learning to respond to the stresses of life without so many tremors and troubles.”

Views Philosophical Stress

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Spiritual

“I am old, and death inevitably approaches. But both birth and death are beyond the will of a human being. They are not my domain. I do not think about it. Yoga has taught me to think of only working to live a useful life...I will never stop learning, and it have tried to share some lessons with you. I do pray that my ending will be your beginning. The great rewards and the countless blessings of a life spent following the Inward Journey await you.”

Thinking Blessing Yoga

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B.K.S. Iyengar — Spiritual Quotes

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