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Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.
SivanandaSivananda The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.
SivanandaSivananda Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
SivanandaSivananda Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
SivanandaSivananda 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.
SivanandaSivananda Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.
SivanandaSivananda Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
SivanandaSivananda Giving is the secret of abundance.
SivanandaSivananda Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.
SivanandaSivananda 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.
SivanandaSivananda Life is a series of awakenings.
SivanandaSivananda Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.
SivanandaSivananda 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.
SivanandaSivananda When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.
SivanandaSivananda Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
SivanandaSivananda 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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