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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
— B. K. S. Iyengar
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured." in the context of "As quoted in The Depression Trap : Ten Ways to Set Yourself Free (2008) by Nancy Hine, p. 61" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About B. K. S. Iyengar
B. K. S. Iyengar or Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar ( December 14, 1918 – August 20, 2014), was the founder of the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He has written many books on yoga practice and philosophy including "Light on Yoga", "Light on Pranayama", and "Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali".
About B. K. S. Iyengar
B. K. S. Iyengar or Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar ( December 14, 1918 – August 20, 2014), was the founder of the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He has written many books on yoga practice and philosophy including "Light on Yoga", "Light on Pranayama", and "Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali".
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