Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
SIVANANDAYour duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
SIVANANDAAn ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
SIVANANDAServe, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
SIVANANDASow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.
SIVANANDADo not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
SIVANANDABeauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
SIVANANDAIt is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
SIVANANDAThere is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
SIVANANDAWhy do you read many books? The great book is within your heart. Open the pages of this inexhaustible book, the source of all knowledge. You will know everything.
SIVANANDAYour sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
SIVANANDAThe 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.
SIVANANDAThis world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.
SIVANANDAPractice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
SIVANANDABear insult, bear injury.
SIVANANDAHumility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
SIVANANDADesire 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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