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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

Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
SIVANANDA

God Life Purpose Realize Worth
Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
SIVANANDA

Anand Thakur
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
SIVANANDA

Children Forget Hate Heart Injury
Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
SIVANANDA

Intuition Reason Transcendence
A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
SIVANANDA

Mindset Purity Subject Transcendence Understand
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
SIVANANDA

Meditation Purity Realize Serve
This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.
SIVANANDA

Body Greatness School Silence Teacher World
Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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Love Meditation Peace Wisdom
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
SIVANANDA

Alone Ego Yourself
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
SIVANANDA

Desire Give Up Happiness
The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.
SIVANANDA

God Humanity Life Love Secret Service
Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.
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Capacity Life Soul
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.
SIVANANDA

Desire Greatness Impurity Poverty Spark
Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
SIVANANDA

Conquer Fight Terrible Yourself
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
SIVANANDA

Act Heart Mindset Secret Success
There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
SIVANANDA

Alone Crave End Happiness Satisfaction

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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