The goal of life is god realisation.
SIVANANDAWhen all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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.
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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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Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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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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Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
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Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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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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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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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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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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Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.
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Bear insult, bear injury.
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Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.
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A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
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You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don’t keep your word.
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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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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The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Live in the present, forget the past. Give up hopes of future.
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You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.
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Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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