Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
SIVANANDAIf you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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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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Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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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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If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don’t keep your word.
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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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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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Giving is the secret of abundance.
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The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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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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Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
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