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.
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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The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
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When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.
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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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Change the mind, and you can change the body.
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Do not store in your brain useless information. Learn to unmind the mind. Unlearn whatever has been of no use to you. Then only can you fill your mind with divine thoughts.
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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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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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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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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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Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
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Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
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Music is the medium for expressing emotion. Music kindles love and infuses hope. It has countless voices and instruments. Music is in the hearts of all men and women.
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To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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