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B. K. S. Iyengar Quotes

Indian yoga teacher and scholar (1918–2014)

B. K. S. Iyengar or Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar ( December 14, 1918 – August 20, 2014), was the founder of the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He has written many books on yoga practice and philosophy including "Light on Yoga", "Light on Pranayama", and "Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali".

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Birth Name: Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar

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Similar: T.K.V. Desikachar 57.6% Baba Hari Dass 52.3% Sadhguru 50.4% Paramahansa Yogananda 48.1% Caroline Myss 47.5% Nisargadatta Maharaj 47.5% Ram Dass 46.7% Patanjali 46.1% Aurobindo Ghosh 46.0% Thích Nhất Hạnh 45.7%
When the yoga teacher B.K.S Iyengar (2001(2): 47) writes, “The consciousness is like a chariot yoked to a team of powerful horses. One of them is breath (prånå), the other is desire (våsanå),” he simply builds on the same tradition.

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