There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
SIVANANDAIf you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Patient and regular practice is the whole secret of spiritual realization. Do not be in a hurry in spiritual life. Do your utmost, and leave the rest to God.
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Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
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Learn to give, give in plenty, give with love, give without any expectation, one does not lose anything by giving, on the other hand you get back a thousand fold.
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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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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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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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Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.
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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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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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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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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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You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don’t keep your word.
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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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