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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

Sivananda

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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Blade Humble Joy Pain Taste
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.
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Depression Failure Future Mistake Past Regret
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
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Act Heart Mindset Secret Success
This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.
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Body Greatness School Silence Teacher World
Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always ‘I am healthily in body and mind’.
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Body Disease Health Intense Mindset Thinking
Why 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.
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Book Greatness Heart Knowledge Reading Yourself
There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
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Alone Crave End Happiness Satisfaction
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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Crave Follow Object Yourself
An evil man is a saint of the future. See good in everything. Destroy the evil-finding quality. Develop the good-finding quality. Rise above good and evil.
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Destroy Development Evil Finding Future Goodness Man
Life 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.
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Destination Domain Life Man Pilgrimage Ultimate Wisdom
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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Desire Give Up Happiness
Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
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Emotion Faith Religion Respect Tolerance Unity
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Practice Theory Worth
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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Attachment Goodness Man Performance Reach
The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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Achievement Measurement Reality Spirituality Tranquility
The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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Benefit Silence

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