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The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.

Sivananda

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
Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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Future Moments Present
The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Awareness Practice Yoga
Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
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Emotion Faith Religion Respect Tolerance Unity
Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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Forever Freedom Lying Mindset
Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
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Complete Mental Peace Wave
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
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
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Depression Failure Future Mistake Past Regret
Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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God Life Purpose Realize Worth
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.
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Ability Inheritance Mental Mystery Shut Teaching Thinking
The language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.
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Anand Thakur
Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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Body Change Inspirational Mindset
Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.
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Fame Jealous Success
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Practice Theory Worth
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
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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