Religion Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar

14 Religion quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar

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B.K.S. Iyengar’s concise reflections merge the discipline of yoga with spiritual inquiry. Though short, the fourteen quotes offer a grounded entry point for anyone interested in the intersection of body, mind, and faith.

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The needs of the body are the needs of the divine spirit which lives through the body.

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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.

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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.

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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind, and spirit.

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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.

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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intellect, and benevolence of spirit.

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One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings.

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The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows…

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Where does the body end and the mind begin? Where does the mind end and the spirit begin? They cannot be divided…

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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental…

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“For one who lacks ethical discipline and perfect physical health, there can be no spiritual illumination. Body, mind and spirit are inseparable:…

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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to…

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You must do the asana with your soul. How can you do an asana with your soul? We can only do it…

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“So we would say in yoga that the subtle precedes the gross, or spirit precedes matter. But yoga says we must deal…

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Learning is as much an art as teaching

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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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