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The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.

Sivananda

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
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Practice Theory Worth
The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
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Demand Hard Struggle Success
Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.
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Butterfly Love Receive
You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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Freedom Known Realize Truth
Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
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Complete Mental Peace Wave
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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Awareness Consciousness Forever Meditation Purity Thinking
Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
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Bliss Forever Meditation Practice Regular
Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Abundance Secret Yourself
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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Desire Greatness Impurity Poverty Spark
Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Bridge Invisible Man Visible World
A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
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Mindset Purity Subject Transcendence Understand
The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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Education Enjoyment Experience Life Secret
There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
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Alone Crave End Happiness Satisfaction
Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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Growth Path Spiritual Tolerance
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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Crave Follow Object Yourself
Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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Body Change Inspirational Mindset
You are the Master of your own Destiny.
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Destiny Master Yourself
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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Belief Creation Faith Finding God Healing Light Mountain
Eating, drinking, sleeping a little laughter ! much weeping! Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain immortal bliss!
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Bliss Drink Eat Immortal Laughter Sleep Wake Up
Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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Authentic Beautiful Essential Heart Spirituality
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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Character Form Law Right
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 mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking.
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Experience Mindset Present Product Thinking
Meditation is the royal road to the attainment of freedom, a mysterious ladder that reaches from earth to heaven, darkness to light, mortality to Immortality.
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Anand Thakur
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
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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Desire Give Up Happiness

The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.

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