It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence. B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes From B.K.S. Iyengar Life without tapas, is like a heart without love. B.K.S. Iyengar without-lovetapasheart It is never too late in life to practice yoga B.K.S. Iyengar yogapracticetoo-late I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don't blame yoga or the whole community of yogis B.K.S. Iyengar yogalifethinking Do not live in the future, only the present is real B.K.S. Iyengar real 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. B.K.S. Iyengar philosophicalstressviews Asanas keep your body, as well as your mind, healthy and active B.K.S. Iyengar healthybodymind In backbends, one touches the body physically, mentally, intellectually, consciously and spiritually everywhere. B.K.S. Iyengar backbendsbody The sleeping tortoise takes all its limbs into its carapace. So does the yogi: going back into himself he does not see anything worldly any longer, he makes peace in himself. B.K.S. Iyengar tortoisesdoesleep 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. B.K.S. Iyengar yogablessingthinking Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels. B.K.S. Iyengar restless-mindyogaenergy As long as you do not live totally in the body, you do not live totally in the Self. B.K.S. Iyengar bodyselflong Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health. B.K.S. Iyengar recoveryimpactyoga All games are meaningless if you do not know the rules. B.K.S. Iyengar ifsgamesknows For me there were only two ways on the precipice - either I have to fall in or I have to fall out, to accept or say good-bye. The moment I crossed the precipice, it no longer was a discipline - it became a passion, an urge to pursue. Then I experienced freedom. Freedom comes when the discipline revolutionizes the discipline as a passion for the art. B.K.S. Iyengar passionartfall I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine. B.K.S. Iyengar playbrainchildren In forward bends, one uses the outer mind while in backbends the outer mind is silenced and the inner mind is made to work. B.K.S. Iyengar usemademind
