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Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.

Sivananda

Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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Desire Give Up Happiness
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
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Desire Greatness Impurity Poverty Spark
Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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Leisure Love Realize Truth Wasted Time
Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Bridge Invisible Man Visible World
Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.
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Artificial Civilization Complication Harm Modern Oneself
Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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Anand Thakur
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Practice Theory Worth
Meditation is the royal road to the attainment of freedom, a mysterious ladder that reaches from earth to heaven, darkness to light, mortality to Immortality.
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Anand Thakur
When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.
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God Heart Himself Success
The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Awareness Practice Yoga
Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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Intuition Reason Transcendence
Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.
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Calm Greatness Humanity Pave Peace World
Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.
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Beyond Reality Religion Science
Patient and regular practice is the whole secret of spiritual realization. Do not be in a hurry in spiritual life. Do your utmost, and leave the rest to God.
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God Leaving Patience Practice Regular
The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Education Enjoyment Experience Life Secret
Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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Growth Path Spiritual Tolerance

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