B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes

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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. Body
• Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all. All
• Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one's being, from bodily health to self-realization. All
• Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge. Beginning
• Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action. Action
• It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence. Alignment
• Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal. Core
• Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken… Allows
• The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it. Diamond
• One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings. Among
• Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss. Aim
• Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything. Forced
• You exist without the feeling of existence. Exist
• By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind. Able
• Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life. Allows
• As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle,… Among
• We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness… Awareness
• There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted. Inspirational
• There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives. All
• There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere. Aligns

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