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The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.

Sivananda

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
Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Abundance Secret Yourself
There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
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Alone Crave End Happiness Satisfaction
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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Alone Ego Yourself
The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Education Enjoyment Experience Life Secret
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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Character Form Law Right
Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
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Conscience Happiness People Right Thinking Worry
Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
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Beginning Bliss End Immortal Joy Meditation
Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
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Conquer Thinking Willing World Yourself
Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.
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Butterfly Love Receive
It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
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Act Divine End Shape Thinking Word
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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Goodness Reveal See Time Yourself
The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Awareness Practice Yoga
Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
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God Manifestation Responsibility Treat
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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Destroy Development Evil Finding Future Goodness Man
The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.
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God Humanity Life Love Secret Service

The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.

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