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Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.

Sivananda

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
SIVANANDA

Crave Follow Object Yourself
The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.
SIVANANDA

Ability Inheritance Mental Mystery Shut Teaching Thinking
Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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Authentic Beautiful Essential Heart Spirituality
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
SIVANANDA

Children Forget Hate Heart Injury
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.
SIVANANDA

Energy Eyes Influence Person Smile Wisdom Yourself
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.
SIVANANDA

Compassionate Life Meditation Realize Time Yourself
Be for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no more knowledge.
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Alone Knowledge Man Student
The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
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Control Mindset Pain Responsibility Yoga
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
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Depression Failure Future Mistake Past Regret
Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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Growth Path Spiritual Tolerance
One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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Alone God Realize
Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.
SIVANANDA

Butterfly Love Receive
You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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Freedom Known Realize Truth
To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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Discipline Mindset Obedience Spirituality
The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
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Battle Mindset Past Residue
Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Abundance Secret Yourself
Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.
SIVANANDA

Fear Mindset Yourself
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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Desire Give Up Happiness
Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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Arrogance Harsh Nature Obedience Rude
Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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Anand Thakur
When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.
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Death Desire Heart Immortal Mortal
Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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Intuition Reason Transcendence
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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Character Form Law Right
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
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Meditation Purity Realize Serve
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.
SIVANANDA

Expectation Fold Hands Learning Love Yourself
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.
SIVANANDA

Calm Greatness Humanity Pave Peace World

Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.

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Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.

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