Quotes by Practice We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice. B.K.S. Iyengar cellspracticeblood The challenge of yoga is to go beyond our limits - within reason. We continually expand the frame of the mind by using the canvas of the body. It is as if you were to stretch a canvas more and create a larger surface for a painting. But we must respect the present form of our body. If you pull too much at once, we will rip the canvas. If the practice of today damages the practice of tomorrow, it is not correct practice. B.K.S. Iyengar ripyogapractice Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time. B.K.S. Iyengar oddspracticelong The practice of yogasana for the sake of health, to keep fit, or to maintain flexibility is the external practice of yoga. While this is a legitimate place to begin, it is not the end. Even in simple asanas, one is experiencing the three levels of quest: the external quest, which brings firmness of the body; the internal quest, which brings steadiness of intelligence; and the innermost quest, which brings benevolence of spirit. B.K.S. Iyengar yogasimplepractice Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice. B.K.S. Iyengar disappointmentpracticeinspiring When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist. B.K.S. Iyengar artistpracticeinspiring Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body B.K.S. Iyengar yogapracticemind The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly. B.K.S. Iyengar soulpracticebird 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. B.K.S. Iyengar yogapracticeself I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now. B.K.S. Iyengar understandingpracticeyesterday 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. B.K.S. Iyengar yogapracticeself The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind. B.K.S. Iyengar bodypracticemind Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory. B.K.S. Iyengar effortyogapractice As a fire blazes brightly when the covering of ash over it is scattered by the wind, the divine fire within the body shines in all its majesty when the ashes of desire are scattered by the practice of pranayama. B.K.S. Iyengar practicefirewind Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice. B.K.S. Iyengar substitutesyogapractice Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi, the body is a laboratory, a field of experiments and perpetual researches. B.K.S. Iyengar bodyresearchpractice It is never too late in life to practice yoga B.K.S. Iyengar yogapracticetoo-late The one day you don't go into practice and use that day to the fullest is the one day someone is going to beat you. Blaine Wilson one-daypracticeinspirational One of the greatest artifices the devil uses to engage men in vice and debauchery, is to fasten names of contempt on certain virtues, and thus fill weak souls with a foolish fear of passing for scrupulous, should they desire to put them in practice. Blaise Pascal practicenamesmen All the maxims have been written. It only remains to put them into practice. Blaise Pascal maximsremainspractice«1920212223242526272829»
