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Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.

Sivananda

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.
SIVANANDA

Depression Failure Future Mistake Past Regret
One can realize God through kirtan alone.
SIVANANDA

Alone God Realize
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

Energy Eyes Influence Person Smile Wisdom Yourself
There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.
SIVANANDA

Goodness Reveal See Time Yourself
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
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.
SIVANANDA

Ability Inheritance Mental Mystery Shut Teaching Thinking
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
SIVANANDA

Character Form Law Right
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.
SIVANANDA

Desire Greatness Impurity Poverty Spark
Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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Conquer Fight Terrible Yourself
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
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 benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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Benefit Silence
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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Children Forget Hate Heart Injury
Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.
SIVANANDA

Fear Mindset Yourself
Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.
SIVANANDA

Divine Freedom Goodness Life Mental Salvation
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
SIVANANDA

Crave Follow Object Yourself

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