B.K.S. Iyengar (1918–2014) Indian yoga teacher and scholar
Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom, p. 5
“Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.”
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