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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.

Sivananda

Bear insult, bear injury.
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Injury Insult One Liner
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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Character Form Law Right
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
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Depression Failure Future Mistake Past Regret
Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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Future Moments Present
You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don’t keep your word.
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Promise Vow Word Yourself
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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Goodness Reveal See Time Yourself
Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
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Death Ignorance Knowledge Pain Sorrow
To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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Discipline Mindset Obedience Spirituality
There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
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Alone Crave End Happiness Satisfaction
Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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Leisure Love Realize Truth Wasted Time
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
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Meditation Purity Realize Serve
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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Alone Ego Yourself
The goal of life is god realisation.
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Goal God Life Realize
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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Children Forget Hate Heart Injury
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Practice Theory Worth
Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.
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Born Ignorance Mindset Rise Temptation Yourself

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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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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