It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
SIVANANDAThe real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Life is a series of awakenings.
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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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Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
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Music is the medium for expressing emotion. Music kindles love and infuses hope. It has countless voices and instruments. Music is in the hearts of all men and women.
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Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.
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Giving is the secret of abundance.
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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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Patient 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.
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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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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You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don’t keep your word.
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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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Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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Why do you read many books? The great book is within your heart. Open the pages of this inexhaustible book, the source of all knowledge. You will know everything.
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Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.
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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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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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The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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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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Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
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Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.
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