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.
SIVANANDAServe, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Eating, drinking. sleeping, pro-creating. A little laughter, a lot of tears. Is this all there is to life? Don’t die like a worm on the surface of the planet. WAKE UP and be all that you can be, you are so much more than that.
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It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
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Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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You are the Master of your own Destiny.
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The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
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Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.
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Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.
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Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
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An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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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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Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination.
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