Regular meditation opens the avenues of intuitional knowledge, makes the mind calm and steady, awakens an ecstatic feeling, and brings the practitioner in contact with the source of his/her very being.
SIVANANDAThe practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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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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Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.
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Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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Faith induces one to pray.Prayer purifies the heart.In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord.When the Light sighns the mortal becomes immortal.
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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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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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Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
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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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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.
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Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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