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Sometimes I wonder if people come up to B.K.S. Iyengar
and ask what the heck he thought he was doing when he wrote the introduction to
Light on Yoga. I imagine this is his answer:
"What’s that? Yes, this is just an introduction to a
yoga practice manual, why do you ask? Because the introduction condenses
thousands of years of philosophy into fifty pages? Why else does one
practice yoga, to have a nice backside and righteous glutes?"
"Ah, now that you have read the introduction to the
practice manual you seek total enlightenment? Sure, no problem, you can
just follow these simple rules all written with lots of untranslated
Sanskrit. Don’t know Sanskrit? No problem, here’s essentially what
it means. Your mind will be spinning for a few decades are you try to
wrap ideas like santosha and ahimsa around your daily life, but just
thinking about it will make your journey through life more harmonious.
Now you have a headache? That is to be expected, but simply keep God in
your practice and all will be well. Also remember that your entire life
is your practice."
"Now here are some pretty pictures of me
stretching. Enjoy."
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