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.
SIVANANDAPain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
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Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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The human intellect has not been able to conceive of anything more noble and sublime in the history of the world than the teachings of the Upanishads.
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The mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking.
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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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Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament. His true guru will meet him along that path.
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Life is a series of awakenings.
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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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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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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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Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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A wise person laughs and smiles through the eyes. The smile and laughter through the eyes influence people tremendously. No energy leaks if you smile through the eyes.
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Do not store in your brain useless information. Learn to unmind the mind. Unlearn whatever has been of no use to you. Then only can you fill your mind with divine thoughts.
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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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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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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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Learn to give, give in plenty, give with love, give without any expectation, one does not lose anything by giving, on the other hand you get back a thousand fold.
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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 language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.
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Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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The goal of life is god realisation.
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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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Live in the present, forget the past. Give up hopes of future.
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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