A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
SIVANANDAThe harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
More Sivananda Quotes
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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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A wise person laughs and smiles through the eyes. The smile and laughter through the eyes influence people tremendously. No energy leaks if you smile through the eyes.
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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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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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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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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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Live in the present, forget the past. Give up hopes of future.
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Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.
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The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
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Bear insult, bear injury.
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Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.
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Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
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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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Eating, drinking, sleeping a little laughter ! much weeping! Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain immortal bliss!
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