# Quote — B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life

> As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.

- Author: [B.K.S. Iyengar](https://www.leafyquotes.com/bks-iyengar.md)
- Book: [Light on Life](https://www.leafyquotes.com/bks-iyengar/light-on-life.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/B._K._S._Iyengar#Light_on_Life_(2005)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/bks-iyengar/light-on-life/as-animals-we-walk

## More from this book

> Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/bks-iyengar/light-on-life/yoga-allows-you-to-find.md)

> Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.

p. 12 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/bks-iyengar/light-on-life/breath-is-the.md)

> Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life/

p. 59 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/bks-iyengar/light-on-life/yoga-is-like.md)