One can realize God through kirtan alone.
SIVANANDARegular meditation opens the avenues of intuitional knowledge, makes the mind calm and steady, awakens an ecstatic feeling, and brings the practitioner in contact with the source of his/her very being.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Bear insult, bear injury.
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If you do not find peace within, you will not find it anywhere else. The Goal of Life is the attainment of Peace and not the achievement of power, name, fame and wealth.
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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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Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
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To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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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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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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Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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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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Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
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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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The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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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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