Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes From B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga takes us to an unconditioned freedom, because yoga sees even good habits as a form of conditioning or limitation. B.K.S. Iyengar conditioning habit yoga Yoga is nothing if it is not perfect B.K.S. Iyengar yoga self perfect Yoga is meant for the purification of body and its exploration as well as for the refinement of the mind. B.K.S. Iyengar yoga body mind I planted the seed, now you must work a lot otherwise the tiny plant will die. B.K.S. Iyengar seeds tiny plant Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul B.K.S. Iyengar training soul mind Your body is the child of your soul. B.K.S. Iyengar body soul children A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head B.K.S. Iyengar yogi feet brain The conjunction of effort, concentration and balance in asana forces us to live intensely in the present moment, a rare experience in modern life. B.K.S. Iyengar effort balance modern-life When every asana is multi-petaled, why do you make it single petaled? B.K.S. Iyengar asana What I was is unimportant, what I am now is important. B.K.S. Iyengar unimportant important The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator. To reach the goal he needs well developed and co-ordinated functioning of his body, senses, mind, reason and Self. B.K.S. Iyengar journey adventure men Where there is yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar bliss prosperity yoga Faith, courage, and intelligent and uninterrupted awareness - these qualities are to be present whether one is wide awake, half asleep, or in deep slumber. An individual who lives like this performs his daily actions with a mind free from selfishness. This is poise in action. And this poise leads to that serenity which is in the truest sense a healthy mind in a healthy body. B.K.S. Iyengar serenity healthy intelligent There must be relaxation in full extension. B.K.S. Iyengar extensions relaxation Freedom in a posture is when every joint is active. B.K.S. Iyengar posture joints active Giving does not impoverish us nor does withholding enrich us. B.K.S. Iyengar withholding doe giving The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious. B.K.S. Iyengar ego yoga self Intellectuals tend to be arrogant. Intelligence, like money, is a good servant but a bad master. When practicing pranayama, the yogi [makes] himself humble and without pride in his intellectual attainments. B.K.S. Iyengar pride intellectual humble The commercialism may wash off sometime later. B.K.S. Iyengar commercialism may Where does the body end and the mind begin? Where does the mind end and the spirit begin? They cannot be divided as they are inter-related and but different aspects of the same all-pervading divine consciousness. B.K.S. Iyengar different mind doe
