You are the Master of your own Destiny.
SIVANANDABe 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.
More Sivananda Quotes
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The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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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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Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
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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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Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.
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Eating, drinking. sleeping, pro-creating. A little laughter, a lot of tears. Is this all there is to life? Don’t die like a worm on the surface of the planet. WAKE UP and be all that you can be, you are so much more than that.
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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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Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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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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Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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Be Good, Do Good.Do thou always without attachment perform action which should be done, for by performing action without attachment, man reaches the Supreme.
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Life is a series of awakenings.
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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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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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Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
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This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.
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Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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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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Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.
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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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Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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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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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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