The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.
SIVANANDAIf 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.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.
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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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Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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You are the Master of your own Destiny.
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Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always ‘I am healthily in body and mind’.
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Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
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One can realize God through kirtan alone.
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Be for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no more knowledge.
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Giving is the secret of abundance.
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Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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