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It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

Sivananda

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
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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Born Ignorance Mindset Rise Temptation Yourself
God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.
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Forever God Satisfaction
Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
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Conquer Thinking Willing World Yourself
This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.
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Body Greatness School Silence Teacher World
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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Character Form Law Right
Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
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Death Ignorance Knowledge Pain Sorrow
The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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Benefit Silence
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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Faith Heart Immortal Light Prayer Reflection
There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
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Aspect Different Opinion Truth View
Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
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Culture Law Moral Regulation Value
Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Bridge Invisible Man Visible World
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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Children Forget Hate Heart Injury
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
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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Capacity Himself Man Path Understand
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Practice Theory Worth

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