When you cannot hold the body still, you cannot hold the brain still. If you do not know the silence of the body, you cannot understand the silence of the mind. Action and silence have to go together. If there is action, there must also be silence. If there is silence, there can be conscious action and not just motion.


Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom (ed. Rodale, 2006) - ISBN: 9781609619589

B. K. S. Iyengar Quotes

When you cannot hold the body still, you cannot hold the brain still. If you do not know the silence of the body, you cannot understand the silence...

When you cannot hold the body still, you cannot hold the brain still. If you do not know the silence of the body, you cannot understand the silence...

When you cannot hold the body still, you cannot hold the brain still. If you do not know the silence of the body, you cannot understand the silence...

When you cannot hold the body still, you cannot hold the brain still. If you do not know the silence of the body, you cannot understand the silence...