To be dull is easy, B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar More Quotes From B.K.S. Iyengar As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward. B.K.S. Iyengar inwardenergymind Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach. B.K.S. Iyengar asanamindpast Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends. B.K.S. Iyengar backbendsposturemeditation Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find. B.K.S. Iyengar asanakingsreason If you have the right mind, your body can do anything. B.K.S. Iyengar bodymindcan-do When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow. B.K.S. Iyengar claritymaturityhabit If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity B.K.S. Iyengar balanceeternityifs The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind. B.K.S. Iyengar bodypracticemind Move from the known to the unknown. B.K.S. Iyengar shackunknown-worldsmoving As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness. B.K.S. Iyengar cuttingyogawinning Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal. B.K.S. Iyengar constanteternalreality Whenever asana is done mechanically from the front brain, the action is felt only on the peripheral body, and there is no inner sensation, there is no luminous inner light. If the asana is done with continual reference to the back of the brain, there is a reaction to each action, and there is sensitivity. Then life is not only dynamic, but it is also electrified with life force. B.K.S. Iyengar lightdonebrain If we become aware of its limitations and compulsions, we can transcend them. B.K.S. Iyengar compulsionlimitationifs The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body. B.K.S. Iyengar bodyspiritneeds We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye. B.K.S. Iyengar bodyeyetwo The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core. B.K.S. Iyengar souljourneymean One day you too may experience what I have experienced. So right away go and practise. B.K.S. Iyengar practiseone-daymay Willpower is nothing but willingness to do. B.K.S. Iyengar willingnesswillpowerinspiring The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses. B.K.S. Iyengar calmchaosyoga 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 perceptiongriefopportunity
