Light Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar

12 Light quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar

B.K.S. Iyengar’s words on Light strike a balance between physical awareness and inner calm, each of the twelve snippets offering a clear, steady beacon for the mind.

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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

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Asana done from the brain makes one heavy and done from the heart makes one light.

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The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see…

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Don't practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.

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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.

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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.

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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet…

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You have to get rid of borders, limits, and classifications; then light comes. We see everything on the screen of our ideas.…

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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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In Savasana or in meditation, the light of the eyes is drawn towards the lotus of the heart, so that the seat…

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Whenever asana is done mechanically from the front brain, the action is felt only on the peripheral body, and there is no…

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Think light! Try to impart a feeling of lightness to the body. Think light. This can be achieved by mentally extending yourself…

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Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to…

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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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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.

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Do not live in the future, only the present is real

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