Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.
SIVANANDAThe language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.
More Sivananda Quotes
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Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
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Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.
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Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
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The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
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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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Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
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Bear insult, bear injury.
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Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always ‘I am healthily in body and mind’.
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Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.
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You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.
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Your thoughts should agree with your words, and the words should agree with your actions. In this world people think one thing, say another thing, and do something else. This is horrible. This is crookedness.
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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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Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
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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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Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
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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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God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.
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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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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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Illness begins with I, Wellness begins with we.
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A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
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If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
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Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
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When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.
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