Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
SIVANANDAThere is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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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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To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.
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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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An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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Learn 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.
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An evil man is a saint of the future. See good in everything. Destroy the evil-finding quality. Develop the good-finding quality. Rise above good and evil.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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Faith is a belief in the unknown. Faith heals, faith creates, faith works wonders, faith moves mountains. Faith is the searchlight for God-finding.
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If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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