One can realize God through kirtan alone.
SIVANANDADo not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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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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Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.
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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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Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament. His true guru will meet him along that path.
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Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.
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An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
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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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Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives – does not demand. Love thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To Love is to share and serve.
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The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
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The goal of life is god realisation.
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You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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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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Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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Faith induces one to pray.Prayer purifies the heart.In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord.When the Light sighns the mortal becomes immortal.
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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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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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Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
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Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
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Live in the present, forget the past. Give up hopes of future.
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The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.
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The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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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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