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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

Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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Arrogance Harsh Nature Obedience Rude
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Practice Theory Worth
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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Awareness Consciousness Forever Meditation Purity Thinking
Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Abundance Secret Yourself
A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
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Mindset Purity Subject Transcendence Understand
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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Alone Ego Yourself
There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.
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Goodness Reveal See Time Yourself
The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Awareness Practice Yoga
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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Beyond Reality Religion Science
Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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Anand Thakur
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
Be Good, Do Good.Do thou always without attachment perform action which should be done, for by performing action without attachment, man reaches the Supreme.
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Attachment Goodness Man Performance Reach
A wise person laughs and smiles through the eyes. The smile and laughter through the eyes influence people tremendously. No energy leaks if you smile through the eyes.
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Energy Eyes Influence Person Smile Wisdom Yourself
Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
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Death Ignorance Knowledge Pain Sorrow
When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.
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God Heart Himself Success
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

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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