If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed. B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes From B.K.S. Iyengar As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption. B.K.S. Iyengar yogaessenceorder We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them. B.K.S. Iyengar limitationrise-above Many ask me whether pranayama ... postpones old age. Why worry about it? Death is certain. Let it come when it comes. Just keep working. The soul has no age. It doesn't die. Only the body decays. And yet, we must never forget the body, since it is the garden we must cherish and cultivate. B.K.S. Iyengar gardensoulworry As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound. B.K.S. Iyengar starsessenceanimal Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. B.K.S. Iyengar success-or-failurecontentmentshould As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are. B.K.S. Iyengar bodyimportantsoul Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. B.K.S. Iyengar yogasuccessinspiring When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul B.K.S. Iyengar stillssoulmind One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings. B.K.S. Iyengar spiritualinspiringlying A scientist sets out to conquer nature through knowledge - external nature, external knowledge. By these means he may split the atom and achieve external power. A yogi sets out to explore his own internal nature, to penetrate the atom (atma) of being. He does not gain dominion over wide lands and restless seas, but over his own recalcitrant flesh and febrile mind. B.K.S. Iyengar landseamean Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself. B.K.S. Iyengar asanalayersbody Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice. B.K.S. Iyengar disappointmentpracticeinspiring If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference. B.K.S. Iyengar balancedifferencesmoving Words cannot convey the value of yoga - it has to be experienced. B.K.S. Iyengar valuesyogainspiring The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it. B.K.S. Iyengar shininglightinspiring The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid. B.K.S. Iyengar overcomingfacesway It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity. B.K.S. Iyengar divinityyogabody When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens. B.K.S. Iyengar awarenesswaymoving You have to get rid of borders, limits, and classifications; then light comes. We see everything on the screen of our ideas. We must get rid of that screen to be able to see what is behind. X's ideas are limited, that is why he remains on the surface. Y got rid of the limits, so she always goes to the depths. We should always meet people and new subjects with no set frame of mind. We have to live like that even after long acquaintance. We must get rid of every set idea to approach everything and everyone with love. B.K.S. Iyengar lightlongideas We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects. B.K.S. Iyengar waveringfoolattention
