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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

Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.
SIVANANDA

Fear Mindset Yourself
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
SIVANANDA

Alone Ego Yourself
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
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
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

Ability Inheritance Mental Mystery Shut Teaching Thinking
Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
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Culture Law Moral Regulation Value
Faith is a belief in the unknown. Faith heals, faith creates, faith works wonders, faith moves mountains. Faith is the searchlight for God-finding.
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Belief Creation Faith Finding God Healing Light Mountain
The goal of life is god realisation.
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Goal God Life Realize
Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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Body Change Inspirational Mindset
Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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God Life Purpose Realize Worth
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
Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always ‘I am healthily in body and mind’.
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Body Disease Health Intense Mindset Thinking
Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
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God Manifestation Responsibility Treat
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
One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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Alone God Realize
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.
SIVANANDA

Brain Divine Learning Mindset Thinking

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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