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A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.

Sivananda

Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
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Conscience Happiness People Right Thinking Worry
The inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
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Battle Mindset Past Residue
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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Character Form Law Right
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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Goodness Reveal See Time Yourself
Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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Coward Humility Power Spirituality
Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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Character Degree Man Need Wisdom
Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
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Culture Law Moral Regulation Value
An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
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Practice Theory Worth
Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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God Life Purpose Realize Worth
Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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Future Moments Present
Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
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Beginning Bliss End Immortal Joy Meditation
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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Alone Ego Yourself
Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
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Bliss Forever Meditation Practice Regular
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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Finding Goal Name Peace Power Wealth
The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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Benefit Silence
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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Desire Greatness Impurity Poverty Spark

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