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The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.

Sivananda

Be for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no more knowledge.
SIVANANDA

Alone Knowledge Man Student
The language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.
SIVANANDA

Anand Thakur
The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
SIVANANDA

Demand Hard Struggle Success
Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.
SIVANANDA

Fame Jealous Success
You are the Master of your own Destiny.
SIVANANDA

Destiny Master Yourself
Change the mind, and you can change the body.
SIVANANDA

Body Change Inspirational Mindset
There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
SIVANANDA

Aspect Different Opinion Truth View
To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
SIVANANDA

Discipline Mindset Obedience Spirituality
Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.
SIVANANDA

Butterfly Love Receive
Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
SIVANANDA

Conquer Thinking Willing World Yourself
The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
SIVANANDA

Battle Mindset Past Residue
Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
SIVANANDA

Intuition Reason Transcendence
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.
SIVANANDA

Action Horrible People Thinking Word Yourself
An evil man is a saint of the future. See good in everything. Destroy the evil-finding quality. Develop the good-finding quality. Rise above good and evil.
SIVANANDA

Destroy Development Evil Finding Future Goodness Man
The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
SIVANANDA

Education Enjoyment Experience Life Secret
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
SIVANANDA

Awareness Consciousness Forever Meditation Purity Thinking

The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.

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The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.

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