Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
SIVANANDAForget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp god.
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The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
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Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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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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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.
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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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Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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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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Meditation is the royal road to the attainment of freedom, a mysterious ladder that reaches from earth to heaven, darkness to light, mortality to Immortality.
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Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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