The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
SIVANANDAIf you do not find peace within, you will not find it anywhere else. The Goal of Life is the attainment of Peace and not the achievement of power, name, fame and wealth.
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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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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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Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.
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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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Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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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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If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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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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Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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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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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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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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