The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
SIVANANDAIt is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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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.
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There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
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You are the Master of your own Destiny.
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Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.
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This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.
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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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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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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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Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.
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There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.
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The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
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