To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
SIVANANDAPatient 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.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.
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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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Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
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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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Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
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Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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Live in the present, forget the past. Give up hopes of future.
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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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There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
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Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination.
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