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 Don't practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light. B.K.S. Iyengar inner-beauty light practice Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present. B.K.S. Iyengar yoga inspiring past As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath. B.K.S. Iyengar mind wind moving Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do. B.K.S. Iyengar aim yoga awareness Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts B.K.S. Iyengar doubt mind There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted. B.K.S. Iyengar reality way Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher. B.K.S. Iyengar compassion inspiring teacher Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target. B.K.S. Iyengar arrows yoga soul Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within. B.K.S. Iyengar yoga mirrors looks Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun. B.K.S. Iyengar yield yoga flower Breath is the king of mind. B.K.S. Iyengar kings mind inspiring You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul. B.K.S. Iyengar yoga heart life You must be as joyful when you fail again and again as you are joyful when you succeed. It is often when you fail that you move toward the goal without being aware of it. You must feel joy even when you have not fully succeeded but only moved toward achievement of your goal. B.K.S. Iyengar achievement goal moving Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life. B.K.S. Iyengar stress struggle inspiring True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness. B.K.S. Iyengar unbroken awareness inspiring The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice. B.K.S. Iyengar choices decision brave If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed. B.K.S. Iyengar armpits light brain Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power B.K.S. Iyengar abundance humility love-is The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers. B.K.S. Iyengar asana body prayer Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight. B.K.S. Iyengar sunlight fulfillment plant