Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind. B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes From B.K.S. Iyengar Our flawed mechanisms of perception and thought are not a cause for grief, but an opportunity to evolve, for an internal evolution of consciousness that will also make possible, in a sustainable form, our aspirations toward what we call individual success and global progress. B.K.S. Iyengar perception grief opportunity 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. B.K.S. Iyengar mistake trying way Lack of knowledge is the B.K.S. Iyengar dormant pain sorrow Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open. B.K.S. Iyengar gates yoga soul First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity. B.K.S. Iyengar differences yoga mind Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed. B.K.S. Iyengar yoga kind may Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory. B.K.S. Iyengar effort yoga practice 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 practice fire wind Yoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory. B.K.S. Iyengar yoga journey self Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice. B.K.S. Iyengar substitutes yoga practice Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asanas each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach. If you are repeating what you did before, you are living in the memory, so you are living in the past. That means you don't want to proceed beyond the experience of the past. Retaining that memory is saying, 'Yesterday I did it like that.' When I ask, 'Is there anything new from what I did yesterday?' then there is progress. Am I going forward or am I going backward? Then you understand how to create dynamism in a static asana. B.K.S. Iyengar memories mean past 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 body research practice Without the accurate spine movement, one can't exist dynamically. B.K.S. Iyengar spine accurate movement As a breeze ruffles the surface of a lake and distorts the images reflected therein, so also the chitta vrtti (fluctuations of mind) disturb the peace of the mind. The still waters of a lake reflect the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it. B.K.S. Iyengar self lakes water The body has to be invaded by the intelligence; each part has to become intelligent. B.K.S. Iyengar intelligent body My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life. B.K.S. Iyengar accomplish passionate crazy Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one's being, from bodily health to self-realization. B.K.S. Iyengar yoga self perfect As we shave it happens that we cut ourself with the razor blade; this does not mean that we must not shave in the morning any longer. It is the same thing for yoga. B.K.S. Iyengar yoga morning mean When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind. B.K.S. Iyengar movement done mind Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana. B.K.S. Iyengar hard-work humility spiritual
