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Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.

Sivananda

Life 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.
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Destination Domain Life Man Pilgrimage Ultimate Wisdom
A wise person laughs and smiles through the eyes. The smile and laughter through the eyes influence people tremendously. No energy leaks if you smile through the eyes.
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Energy Eyes Influence Person Smile Wisdom Yourself
Your thoughts should agree with your words, and the words should agree with your actions. In this world people think one thing, say another thing, and do something else. This is horrible. This is crookedness.
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Action Horrible People Thinking Word Yourself
Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.
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Artificial Civilization Complication Harm Modern Oneself
The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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Benefit Silence
Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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Body Change Inspirational Mindset
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.
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Beyond Reality Religion Science
Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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Authentic Beautiful Essential Heart Spirituality
Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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Coward Humility Power Spirituality
Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives – does not demand. Love thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To Love is to share and serve.
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Divine Expectation Love Reward Serve Share
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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Alone Ego 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
The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
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Demand Hard Struggle Success
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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Compassionate Life Meditation Realize Time Yourself
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.
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Desire Greatness Impurity Poverty Spark

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