Being BKS Iyengar: The enlightened yogi of yoga(part1-2)

The result of a lifelong study, yoga, its most famous teacher says, has given him the gift of life. He says if he hadn't found it, he simply wouldn't have been alive. This week on Being Legends, CNN-IBN's Anuradha SenGupta meets BKS Iyengar at his Pune residence.

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[vlado1308]

@cspace1234nz

Dude,your words show the lack of an understanding and distorted perception

1.everyone makes business deals and walks around with $.that's how we survive!

2.gymnasts retire in their 30's.. lucky those who manage into their 40-50's due to excessive strain on a body.This guy will turn 91!That just mean he delivers a nothing else but TRUTH about metaphysics of a human's nature and the state of Union. He is a unique man and we owe him a BIG thanks!

[PiasaBird1]

Thank you for posting this video. Mr. Iyengar has so much to offer. What an amazing human being he is.

[teafortara]

@MrSupertwo The man isn't allowed to receive gifts?

[MrSupertwo]

You know, it's just a little bit Suspect when you see this Gentleman wearing a Gold Chain and Large Gold ring. I came to understand that Yogis are people who seek higher enlightenment, yet you see this person dressing himself in Gold.

[33karmadharma]

i really dont understand why everyone is so obsessed with him. he has got whatever he has with his own efforts. whether he wants to flaunt it or not is his personal choice.why be so judgemental. if any of you are so good as him, then why are you even here to see the video. you should open up your own Institute. he deserves what he gets. and if he asks for more its his life. not yours. he has achieved it. not you. so stop being the supreme court of morals and look at yourself first.

[vitosideb]

Thank you for posting this video. In Italian: grazie per aver messo questo video!

[johncliffordtaylor]

Ahimsa brothers and sisters, love and be gentle.

[DesiMan]

Only someone who has never studied Iyengar Yoga with a qualified teacher could dismiss it as acrobatics. I studied with Guruji. He emphasizes the holding of asanas in precise form because he believes the body must be prepared for pranayama.

Most classes ended with 20 mins or more of pranayama--with the caution not to engage in the more advanced breathing if there was any discomfort. However, we regularly did pranayama for up to 90 mins sometimes. Each time I entered a trance. Acrobatics? No!

[DesiMan]

@amitnewyork That laugh was meant to indicate that he found it amusing.

[ChanGengYun]

@cspace1234nz From what I'm gathering from the both of you gentlemen,I understand that you both disagree that yoga is purely acrobatics and stretching and that BKS is utterly arrogant?