Paraphrase of BKS Iyengar 2013 Guru Purnima Address — 22 July 2013 Transcribed by Bruce M. Roger +6.45 Yoga practice conquers weakness.. The purpose of yoga practice is to purge the citta by conquering the weaknesses of greed, anger, and delusion: vitarkah himsadayah… pratipaksha-bhavanam [PYS II.34].[1] Yoga is a discipline that builds up from the […]
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Sadhaka: the yoga of B.K.S. Iyengar [film]
This is a long trailer for a feature documentary film about the life and teaching of BKS Iyengar. It is a deeply moving story of how BKS Iyengar Yoga has touched a master sculptor, an addict, and an orphan in India. Their suffering, says BKS Iyengar, has guided them, like a thorn in the side, to […]
Introductory Iyengar Yoga Sequence
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Discipline in Yoga
[B.K.S. Iyengar teaching the Ladies’ Class @ RIMYI, January, 1984. Photo: Bruce M. Roger] Bruce M. Roger 2012 Yoga pays no heed to excuses Whenever I quote Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar, “You love yoga but hate to practice!” the class laughs knowing…
Tasting the Nectar of the Pose
2012 Bruce M. Roger [photo: Lalbagh Flower Show, Bengaluru 2011— Linda G. Swaty] Happiness that, in the beginning, is like poison, but, when transformed resembles nectar (i.e. immortality) — that happiness is born of the clarity and tranquill…
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