5 Quotes & Sayings By Bks Iyengar

B.K.S. Iyengar was born in 1918 in Kerala, India, to a family of traditional yogis. He began his career as an actor with the Kannada film industry, but soon turned to the study of yoga. In 1938 he became a full-time teacher at his own institute, the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune Read more

His unique method of teaching yoga has made it one of the most widely practiced forms of exercise in the world, with more than three million students in over eighty countries.

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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement. Do not look at others' bodies with envy or with superiority. All people are born with different constitutions. Never compare with others. Each one's capacities are a function of his or her internal strength. Know your capacities and continually improve upon them. B.K.S. Iyengar
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Be inspired but not proud. B.K.S. Iyengar
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Without education, confidence does not come. B.K.S. Iyengar
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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. B.K.S. Iyengar