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Freedom Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar

18 Freedom quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar

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B.K.S. Iyengar brings his disciplined yoga philosophy to the idea of liberty, weaving physical practice with mental release. In eighteen concise statements he shows how posture, breath, and intention can open a space for inner emancipation, perfect for readers who appreciate a mindful, body‑first perspective.

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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.

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Freedom in a posture is when every joint is active.

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Where there is yoga, there is prosperity, success, freedom and bliss.

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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.

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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!

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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.

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Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover…

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When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.

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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.

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Yoga takes us to an unconditioned freedom, because yoga sees even good habits as a form of conditioning or limitation.

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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us…

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You do not need to seek freedom in a different land, for it exists with your own body, heart, mind, and soul.

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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.

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By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.

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For me there were only two ways on the precipice - either I have to fall in or I have to fall…

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“Freedom, that is to say direct experience of samadhi, can be attained only by disciplined conduct and renunciation of sensual desires and…

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That's the beauty of backbends. Emotionally we can never be disturbed, for the emotional centre becomes an extrovert. When you do Viparita…

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As long as you do not feel the serenity in the body, in each and every joint, there is no chance for…

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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.

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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses

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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.

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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.

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