Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
SIVANANDAMeditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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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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You are the Master of your own Destiny.
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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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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.
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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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An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
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The goal of life is god realisation.
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The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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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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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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