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.
SIVANANDAStill the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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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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Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives – does not demand. Love thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To Love is to share and serve.
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Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
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A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
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The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
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Life is a series of awakenings.
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The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
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Faith is a belief in the unknown. Faith heals, faith creates, faith works wonders, faith moves mountains. Faith is the searchlight for God-finding.
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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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The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
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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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There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
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Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
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