Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
SIVANANDALife 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.
More Sivananda Quotes
-
-
Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
SIVANANDA -
Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
SIVANANDA -
Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.
SIVANANDA -
Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
SIVANANDA -
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.
SIVANANDA -
Why do you read many books? The great book is within your heart. Open the pages of this inexhaustible book, the source of all knowledge. You will know everything.
SIVANANDA -
Bear insult, bear injury.
SIVANANDA -
Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
SIVANANDA -
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.
SIVANANDA -
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
SIVANANDA -
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.
SIVANANDA -
Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
SIVANANDA -
Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination.
SIVANANDA -
Life is a series of awakenings.
SIVANANDA -
One can realize God through kirtan alone.
SIVANANDA