The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
SIVANANDAThe secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
SIVANANDAIllness begins with I, Wellness begins with we.
SIVANANDAThere is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
SIVANANDAYou are the Master of your own Destiny.
SIVANANDALearn 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.
SIVANANDADesire 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.
SIVANANDABe for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no more knowledge.
SIVANANDALife is a series of awakenings.
SIVANANDAA purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
SIVANANDAThe mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
SIVANANDACommon 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.
SIVANANDAThe benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
SIVANANDALife is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.
SIVANANDAThe real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
SIVANANDAWhy do you read many books? The great book is within your heart. Open the pages of this inexhaustible book, the source of all knowledge. You will know everything.
SIVANANDAMan needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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