Prashant Iyengar on spirituality
From You Are Born Creative — Just Free Your Mind. · · Chandana Dixit
“You know we get attached to reward results etc. I think it comes back to the Gita: if you work with surrender and you work freely, freeing the mind, then you're naturally creative.”
On , Prashant Iyengar, Cofounder at Miko, spoke about spirituality during You Are Born Creative — Just Free Your Mind. on Chandana Dixit.
About Prashant Iyengar
Prashant Iyengar, cofounder of Miko, has been active in discussions on creativity, yoga philosophy, and the nature of practice. In a November 2025 podcast, he stated that creativity is innate and that people feel blocked when they become attached to rewards and results, drawing a parallel to the Bhagavad Gita's concept of working with surrender. He also discussed character development in filmmaking, arguing that a character's actions must feel organic and commensurate with their inner state, and criticized films that prioritize plot goals over authentic character behavior. Iyengar has also given extensive commentary on yoga, distinguishing between postures and asanas and emphasizing the internal, invisible aspects of practice. He argued that yoga is not merely a physical activity but involves a "collective dynamics" of body, mind, and breath, and that pranayama should not be reduced to breath control. He has criticized the modern trend of treating yoga as a fitness regimen, stating that the purpose of yoga is self-knowledge and that teachers must be seekers rather than merely instructors. In a 2024 interview, he discussed the concept of the subtle body and the importance of understanding yoga within its cultural context.