Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
SIVANANDALife is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.
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The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
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When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.
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Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp god.
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Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
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Life is a series of awakenings.
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Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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Faith is a belief in the unknown. Faith heals, faith creates, faith works wonders, faith moves mountains. Faith is the searchlight for God-finding.
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There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
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Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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Do 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.
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You are the Master of your own Destiny.
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