The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
SIVANANDABeauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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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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There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.
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Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
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Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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Illness begins with I, Wellness begins with we.
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There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
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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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Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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