Desire 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.
SIVANANDAGo beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
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Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.
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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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Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.
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Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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Giving is the secret of abundance.
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When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.
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The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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Patient and regular practice is the whole secret of spiritual realization. Do not be in a hurry in spiritual life. Do your utmost, and leave the rest to God.
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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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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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Faith induces one to pray.Prayer purifies the heart.In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord.When the Light sighns the mortal becomes immortal.
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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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