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.
SIVANANDAPractice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
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The language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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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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The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
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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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There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
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Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
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Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.
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Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
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