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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.

Sivananda

Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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Body Change Inspirational Mindset
Life is a series of awakenings.
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Awakening Life One Liner Series
Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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Love Meditation Peace Wisdom
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.
SIVANANDA

Desire Greatness Impurity Poverty Spark
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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Crave Follow Object Yourself
The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Education Enjoyment Experience Life Secret
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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Expectation Fold Hands Learning Love Yourself
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
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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Ability Inheritance Mental Mystery Shut Teaching Thinking
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
The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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Achievement Measurement Reality Spirituality Tranquility
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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Blade Humble Joy Pain Taste
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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Alone Knowledge Man Student
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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Calm Greatness Humanity Pave Peace World
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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Intuition Reason Transcendence

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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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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