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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.

Sivananda

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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Condition Discipline Factor Forever Fundamental
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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Alone Knowledge Man Student
The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
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Battle Mindset Past Residue
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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Capacity Himself Man Path Understand
The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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Benefit Silence
There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
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Aspect Different Opinion Truth View
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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Calm Greatness Humanity Pave Peace World
Your thoughts should agree with your words, and the words should agree with your actions. In this world people think one thing, say another thing, and do something else. This is horrible. This is crookedness.
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Action Horrible People Thinking Word Yourself
Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
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Complete Mental Peace Wave
Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
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Conquer Thinking Willing World Yourself
If you do not find peace within, you will not find it anywhere else. The Goal of Life is the attainment of Peace and not the achievement of power, name, fame and wealth.
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Finding Goal Name Peace Power Wealth
The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.
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God Humanity Life Love Secret Service
Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.
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Artificial Civilization Complication Harm Modern Oneself
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
It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
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Act Divine End Shape Thinking Word
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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Compassionate Life Meditation Realize Time Yourself

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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