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The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.

Sivananda

Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
SIVANANDA

Authentic Beautiful Essential Heart Spirituality
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.
SIVANANDA

Creation Drink Eat Planet Sleep Tears Wake Up Yourself
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.
SIVANANDA

God Leaving Patience Practice Regular
Be 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.
SIVANANDA

Alone Knowledge Man Student
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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History Human Intellectual Noble Teaching World
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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Capacity Himself Man Path Understand
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
SIVANANDA

Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
Eating, drinking, sleeping a little laughter ! much weeping! Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain immortal bliss!
SIVANANDA

Bliss Drink Eat Immortal Laughter Sleep Wake Up
Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
SIVANANDA

Forever Freedom Lying Mindset
Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
SIVANANDA

Conquer Thinking Willing World Yourself
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
Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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Future Moments Present
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.
SIVANANDA

Destination Domain Life Man Pilgrimage Ultimate Wisdom
Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
SIVANANDA

Anand Thakur
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
SIVANANDA

Meditation Purity Realize Serve
Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
SIVANANDA

Death Ignorance Knowledge Pain Sorrow

The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.

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The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.

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