To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
SIVANANDAAn 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.
More Sivananda Quotes
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The language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.
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The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
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Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
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The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
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Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives – does not demand. Love thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To Love is to share and serve.
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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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The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
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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.
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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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Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.
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You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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