Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp god.
SIVANANDAModern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.
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To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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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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Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.
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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.
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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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Bear insult, bear injury.
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Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
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When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.
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Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.
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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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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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