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> [It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/it-is-the-interplay-between-our-experience-and-how-we-respond-to-it/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

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## More by Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

> [Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/conceit-is-a-sure-sign-of-insecurity-humility-denotes-awareness/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [Be equal to whatever you meet! That is a better way to react to life. It is accomplished simply by meeting everything in understanding,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/be-equal-to-whatever-you-meet-that-is-a-better-way-to-react-to-life/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [People always tend to identify, instinctively, freedom with abandon.But the type of abandon that seeks personal gratification always gets you "tied up in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/people-always-tend-to-identify-instinctively-freedom-with-abandon-but/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [Giving is an essential for spiritual unfoldment, for until we give and give abundantly, we don't really realize that we are not the giver;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/giving-is-an-essential-for-spiritual-unfoldment-for-until-we-give-and/)

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> [This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/this-physical-world-though-necessary-to-our-evolution-is-the/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [Spiritual destiny is manifested in the lives of those who stand out from the masses and actually do something, who live a creative life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/spiritual-destiny-is-manifested-in-the-lives-of-those-who-stand-out/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [The mind is vast in its combinations of time, space and form. It contains every vibration from subtle to gross.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/the-mind-is-vast-in-its-combinations-of-time-space-and-form-it/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/selfless-service-to-mankind-makes-you-free-in-the-world-of-mortals/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [The object in being on the spiritual path is not to have just a little influx of energy, but to be the energy itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/the-object-in-being-on-the-spiritual-path-is-not-to-have-just-a/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [We make very little progress when we strive to conquer baser instincts in a good mood. However, vast strides are possible when we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/we-make-very-little-progress-when-we-strive-to-conquer-baser/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/it-is-the-interplay-between-our-experience-and-how-we-respond-to-it/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [Things that you cannot face in yourself you will hate when you see them in someone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/things-that-you-cannot-face-in-yourself-you-will-hate-when-you-see/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [Self Realization is finding That which is beyond even superconsciousness itself, beyond the mind-timeless, causeless, spaceless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/self-realization-is-finding-that-which-is-beyond-even/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/listen-for-silence-in-noisy-places-feel-at-peace-in-the-midst-of/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

> [You don't discipline yourself to attain the feeling of love. You attain the feeling of love and then you want to discipline yourself because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/you-don-t-discipline-yourself-to-attain-the-feeling-of-love-you/)

[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sivaya-subramuniyaswami/)

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