In Savasana or in meditation, the light of the eyes is drawn towards the lotus of the heart, so that the seat… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“If citta is the sea, its movements (vrttis) are the ripples. Body, mind and consciousness are in communion with the soul; they… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
In order to find out how to reveal our innermost Being, the sages explored the various sheaths of existence, starting from body… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
You know the known, so go a little into the unknown. The mind that is caught up in the known - extended… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“For one who lacks ethical discipline and perfect physical health, there can be no spiritual illumination. Body, mind and spirit are inseparable:… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
There is no difference in our souls...That is what yoga teaches. When you and I meet together, we forget ourselves -- our… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“So we would say in yoga that the subtle precedes the gross, or spirit precedes matter. But yoga says we must deal… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“When we free ourselves from physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mental distractions, we open the gates to our soul.” — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
A yogi's brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi,… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image