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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.

Sivananda

Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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Desire Give Up Happiness
You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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Freedom Known Realize Truth
Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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Intuition Reason Transcendence
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
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
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
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Meditation Purity Realize Serve
Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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God Life Purpose Realize Worth
Meditation is the royal road to the attainment of freedom, a mysterious ladder that reaches from earth to heaven, darkness to light, mortality to Immortality.
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Anand Thakur
Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Bridge Invisible Man Visible World
Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
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Beginning Bliss End Immortal Joy Meditation
Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
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Conscience Happiness People Right Thinking Worry
Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
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Conquer Thinking Willing World Yourself
The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Education Enjoyment Experience Life Secret
Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.
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Born Ignorance Mindset Rise Temptation 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
Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
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Emotion Faith Religion Respect Tolerance Unity

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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