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Doe Quotes by B.K.S. Iyengar
- As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different…
- Without education, confidence does not come.
- The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
- Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive…
- Where does the body end and the mind begin? Where does the mind end and the spirit begin? They cannot be divided as they are…
- It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
- The sleeping tortoise takes all its limbs into its carapace. So does the yogi: going back into himself he does not see anything worldly any…
- While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be…
- A scientist sets out to conquer nature through knowledge - external nature, external knowledge. By these means he may split the atom and achieve external…
- Giving does not impoverish us nor does withholding enrich us.
- As we shave it happens that we cut ourself with the razor blade; this does not mean that we must not shave in the morning…
- He who has learnt to control his tongue has attained self-control in a great measure. When such a person speaks he will be heard with…
- The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms…
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