Change the mind, and you can change the body.
SIVANANDADesire 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.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Life is a series of awakenings.
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Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
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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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Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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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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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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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 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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The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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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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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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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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Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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