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
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
All
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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
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
Beginning
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Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
Action
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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
Alignment
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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
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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
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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.
Diamond
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One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings.
Among
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
Aim
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
Forced
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
Exist
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By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.
Able
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Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
Allows
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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
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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
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
Inspirational
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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
All
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There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
Aligns
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