Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert. B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes From B.K.S. Iyengar 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. B.K.S. Iyengar flowerrootstree The cure to combat the three Ss- stress, strain, and speed- can be found in three Ws- the work of devoted practice, the wisdom that comes of understanding the self and the world, and worship because ultimately surrendering to what we cannot control allows the ego to relax and lose the anxiety of its own infinitesimally small self in the infinitude of the divine. B.K.S. Iyengar stresspracticeself The study of asana is not about mastering posture. B.K.S. Iyengar asanaposturestudy Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul. B.K.S. Iyengar disciplineyogasoul Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us. B.K.S. Iyengar challengesminddoe 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. B.K.S. Iyengar sufferingmaythinking The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress. B.K.S. Iyengar simplicityyogaconfusion The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in. B.K.S. Iyengar wisdomspiritualsuccess Yes, flexibility of body and physical perfection for Yogasana is important. However more important is the state of your mind, Meditative mind. Your flexibility might be excellent but if your mind is not attentive, you are merely doing some physical exercise, not Yoga. B.K.S. Iyengar yogaperfectionexercise The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning. B.K.S. Iyengar teachinginspiringart You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement. Do not look at others' bodies with envy or with superiority. All people are born with different constitutions. Never compare with others. Each one's capacities are a function of his or her internal strength. Know your capacities and continually improve upon them. B.K.S. Iyengar yogamistakepeople Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all. B.K.S. Iyengar raysawarenesssun Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame. B.K.S. Iyengar successinspiringmotivational When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic. B.K.S. Iyengar sakemindbrain Learning is as much an art as teaching B.K.S. Iyengar teachingart It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury. B.K.S. Iyengar yogadoeway Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life. B.K.S. Iyengar symphonyyogainspiring 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. B.K.S. Iyengar yogainspiringmoving Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability B.K.S. Iyengar yogafaceshelping He who has learnt to control his tongue has attained self-control in a great measure. When such a person speaks he will be heard with respect and attention. His words will be remembered, for they will be good and true. When one who is established in truth prays with a pure heart, then things he really needs come to him when they are really needed: he does not have to run after them. The man firmly established in truth gets the fruit of his actions without apparently doing anything. God, the source of all truth, supplies his needs and looks after his welfare. B.K.S. Iyengar truthheartrunning
