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

> Of the two aspects of asana exertion of our body and penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat

- 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)
- Page: 45
- 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/of-the-two

## 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)