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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.

Sivananda

If you do not find peace within, you will not find it anywhere else. The Goal of Life is the attainment of Peace and not the achievement of power, name, fame and wealth.
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Finding Goal Name Peace Power Wealth
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
Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.
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Capacity Life Soul
You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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Freedom Known Realize Truth
The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
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Battle Mindset Past Residue
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.
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Alone Knowledge Man Student
Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.
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Fear Mindset Yourself
Do not store in your brain useless information. Learn to unmind the mind. Unlearn whatever has been of no use to you. Then only can you fill your mind with divine thoughts.
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Brain Divine Learning Mindset Thinking
Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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Conquer Fight Terrible Yourself
Illness begins with I, Wellness begins with we.
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Beginning Ourselves Sick
Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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Coward Humility Power Spirituality
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.
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Destroy Development Evil Finding Future Goodness Man
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
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
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Act Heart Mindset Secret Success
There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.
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Goodness Reveal See Time Yourself
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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Children Forget Hate Heart Injury

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 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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