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To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.

Sivananda

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
Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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Love Meditation Peace Wisdom
Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp god.
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Blade Humble Joy Pain Taste
Faith induces one to pray.Prayer purifies the heart.In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord.When the Light sighns the mortal becomes immortal.
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Faith Heart Immortal Light Prayer Reflection
Your thoughts should agree with your words, and the words should agree with your actions. In this world people think one thing, say another thing, and do something else. This is horrible. This is crookedness.
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Action Horrible People Thinking Word Yourself
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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Awareness Consciousness Forever Meditation Purity Thinking
The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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Achievement Measurement Reality Spirituality Tranquility
You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don’t keep your word.
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Promise Vow Word Yourself
Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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Forever Freedom Lying Mindset
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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Crave Follow Object Yourself
The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
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Demand Hard Struggle Success
Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.
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Fame Jealous Success
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
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Aspect Different Opinion Truth View
Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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Future Moments Present
Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.
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Divine Freedom Goodness Life Mental Salvation

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