6. Conclusion

Coming back finally to the conflict between "knee-cap"- and "arm-chair yogis", it should have become sufficiently clear by the above reflections that the arm-chair yogis have no reason to slight Mr. Iyengar´s way of Yoga. On the other hand, it is to be hoped that my considerations managed to show that it is not superfluous for the Iyengar Yoga student to study the Yoga literature very accurately. It is of great importance for understanding one´s own practise and deepening it. A Yoga without philosophical dimension is not spiritual, but stupid.

In order that Yoga theory doesn´t turn into empty talk, though, it must always be reconnected with practise. As Iyengar says: "You need to rub yourself with words and works. Put the words to the test of your experience. Do not be carried away by my words or anyone else`s words. Rub yourself with each word through work and practise. Rubbing means to experience. Go with it! Find out! You develop original intelligence by rubbing the thought with experience and that originality is meditation." [59]

[59] B.K.S. Iyengar, The Tree of Yoga. Yoga Vrksa, op. cit., p. 72.