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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

Sivananda

Why do you read many books? The great book is within your heart. Open the pages of this inexhaustible book, the source of all knowledge. You will know everything.
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Book Greatness Heart Knowledge Reading Yourself
It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
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Act Divine End Shape Thinking Word
Music is the medium for expressing emotion. Music kindles love and infuses hope. It has countless voices and instruments. Music is in the hearts of all men and women.
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Expression Heart Medium Men Music Voice Woman
Eating, drinking, sleeping a little laughter ! much weeping! Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain immortal bliss!
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Bliss Drink Eat Immortal Laughter Sleep Wake Up
When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.
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Death Desire Heart Immortal Mortal
Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.
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Fame Jealous Success
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
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
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Complete Mental Peace Wave
Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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Forever Freedom Lying Mindset
Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.
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Compassionate Life Meditation Realize Time Yourself
The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Awareness Practice Yoga
Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.
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Condition Discipline Factor Forever Fundamental
Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Bridge Invisible Man Visible World
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
To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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Discipline Mindset Obedience Spirituality

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