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.
SIVANANDALife 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.
SIVANANDAYou are the Master of your own Destiny.
SIVANANDALife is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination.
SIVANANDAThe benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
SIVANANDAThinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always ‘I am healthily in body and mind’.
SIVANANDAComplete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
SIVANANDAThe inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
SIVANANDAA purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
SIVANANDAArrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
SIVANANDAIf you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
SIVANANDABeauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
SIVANANDAIntuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it.
SIVANANDAServe, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
SIVANANDAMeditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
SIVANANDAIllness begins with I, Wellness begins with we.
SIVANANDAPractice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
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