black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Sivananda

Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
SIVANANDA

Alone Ego Yourself
The language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.
SIVANANDA

Anand Thakur
Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.
SIVANANDA

Born Ignorance Mindset Rise Temptation Yourself
One can realize God through kirtan alone.
SIVANANDA

Alone God Realize
Giving is the secret of abundance.
SIVANANDA

Abundance Secret Yourself
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
SIVANANDA

Practice Theory Worth
This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.
SIVANANDA

Body Greatness School Silence Teacher World
Regular meditation opens the avenues of intuitional knowledge, makes the mind calm and steady, awakens an ecstatic feeling, and brings the practitioner in contact with the source of his/her very being.
SIVANANDA

Himself Intuition Knowledge Meditation Practice Regular Source
Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
SIVANANDA

Growth Path Spiritual Tolerance
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

Blade Humble Joy Pain Taste
Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
SIVANANDA

Arrogance Harsh Nature Obedience Rude
Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
SIVANANDA

Conquer Fight Terrible Yourself
Do not store in your brain useless information. Learn to unmind the mind. Unlearn whatever has been of no use to you. Then only can you fill your mind with divine thoughts.
SIVANANDA

Brain Divine Learning Mindset Thinking
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.
SIVANANDA

Alone Knowledge Man Student
Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
SIVANANDA

Conscience Happiness People Right Thinking Worry
Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.
SIVANANDA

Butterfly Love Receive

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Sivananda Quotes