Quotes from B.K.S. Iyengar

Awareness brings life.

It has been said by Kariba Ekken, a seventeenth-century mystic; 'If you would foster a calm spirit, first regulate your breathing; for when that is under control, the heart will be at peace; but when breathing is spasmodic, then it will be troubled. therefore, before attempting anything, first regulate your breathing on which your temper will be softened, your spirit calmed.

Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.

Life without tapas, is like a heart without love.

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 pieces together.

The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.

Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.

Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.

It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.

Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.

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 pieces together.

Be inspired but not proud.

Breath is the king of mind.

Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.

Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

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

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, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.

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

There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.

Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power.

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.

Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.

You do not need to seek freedom in a different land, for it exists with your own body, heart, mind, and soul.