Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
SIVANANDAWhy 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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Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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The human intellect has not been able to conceive of anything more noble and sublime in the history of the world than the teachings of the Upanishads.
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An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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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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There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
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Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.
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You are the Master of your own Destiny.
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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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Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.
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Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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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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If you do not find peace within, you will not find it anywhere else. The Goal of Life is the attainment of Peace and not the achievement of power, name, fame and wealth.
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Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always ‘I am healthily in body and mind’.
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Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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