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.
SIVANANDAGiving is the secret of abundance.
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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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Faith induces one to pray.Prayer purifies the heart.In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord.When the Light sighns the mortal becomes immortal.
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The goal of life is god realisation.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.
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Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.
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Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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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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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.
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The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
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Patient and regular practice is the whole secret of spiritual realization. Do not be in a hurry in spiritual life. Do your utmost, and leave the rest to God.
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God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.
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Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.
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