Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is. B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes From B.K.S. Iyengar 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 mistaketryingway Lack of knowledge is the B.K.S. Iyengar dormantpainsorrow Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open. B.K.S. Iyengar gatesyogasoul 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 differencesyogamind Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed. B.K.S. Iyengar yogakindmay Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory. B.K.S. Iyengar effortyogapractice 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 practicefirewind 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 yogajourneyself Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice. B.K.S. Iyengar substitutesyogapractice 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 memoriesmeanpast 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 bodyresearchpractice Without the accurate spine movement, one can't exist dynamically. B.K.S. Iyengar spineaccuratemovement 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 selflakeswater The body has to be invaded by the intelligence; each part has to become intelligent. B.K.S. Iyengar intelligentbody My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life. B.K.S. Iyengar accomplishpassionatecrazy 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 yogaselfperfect 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 yogamorningmean 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 movementdonemind Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana. B.K.S. Iyengar hard-workhumilityspiritual Feeling the movement of movements is wandering to the past or future. Living in the movements of movement is being in the present. B.K.S. Iyengar movementfeelingspast
