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Regular 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.

Sivananda

Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
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
Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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Leisure Love Realize Truth Wasted Time
Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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Love Meditation Peace Wisdom
The human intellect has not been able to conceive of anything more noble and sublime in the history of the world than the teachings of the Upanishads.
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History Human Intellectual Noble Teaching World
Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
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Death Ignorance Knowledge Pain Sorrow
Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament. His true guru will meet him along that path.
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Capacity Himself Man Path Understand
Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.
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Calm Greatness Humanity Pave Peace World
Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Bridge Invisible Man Visible World
Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.
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Condition Discipline Factor Forever Fundamental
Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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Conquer Fight Terrible Yourself
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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Children Forget Hate Heart Injury
The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Awareness Practice Yoga
You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don’t keep your word.
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Promise Vow Word Yourself
Live in the present, forget the past. Give up hopes of future.
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Forget Future Hope Live Past Present
Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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Growth Path Spiritual Tolerance

Regular 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.

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Regular 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.

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