Regular meditation opens the avenues of intuitional knowledge, makes the mind calm and steady, awakens an ecstatic feeling, and brings the practitioner in contact with the source of his/her very being.
SIVANANDAMoral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
More Sivananda Quotes
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The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.
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Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
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You are the Master of your own Destiny.
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Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
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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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Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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The human intellect has not been able to conceive of anything more noble and sublime in the history of the world than the teachings of the Upanishads.
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You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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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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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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Be Good, Do Good.Do thou always without attachment perform action which should be done, for by performing action without attachment, man reaches the Supreme.
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Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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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.
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Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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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.
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Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
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Bear insult, bear injury.
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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.
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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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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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The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.
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