The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
SIVANANDAGod is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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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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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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Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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An evil man is a saint of the future. See good in everything. Destroy the evil-finding quality. Develop the good-finding quality. Rise above good and evil.
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Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.
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Eating, drinking, sleeping a little laughter ! much weeping! Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain immortal bliss!
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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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Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
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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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If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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