Bear insult, bear injury.
SIVANANDABear insult, bear injury.
SIVANANDAFaith 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.
SIVANANDAPractice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
SIVANANDABe 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.
SIVANANDAOne can realize God through kirtan alone.
SIVANANDALearn 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.
SIVANANDACrave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
SIVANANDADo 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.
SIVANANDAEradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
SIVANANDAPain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
SIVANANDAThere is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
SIVANANDADo 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.
SIVANANDABeauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
SIVANANDAYour duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
SIVANANDAModern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.
SIVANANDAYour sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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