Sivananda Quotes

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• One can realize God through kirtan alone.
• Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.
• Never worry. Be ever cheerful. Always laugh and smile. You can use the following powerful autosuggestion: "Mr. Worry, goodbye to you. I am a different…
• The mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking.
• Adhere To - Faith, Unity, Sacrifice. Avoid - Back-biting, Falsehood and Crookedness. Admire - Frankness, Honesty, and Large-heartedness. Control - Tongue, Temper, and Tossing of…
• Life is a series of awakenings
• 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…
• The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
• There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.
• Eating, drinking. sleeping, pro-creating. A little laughter, a lot of tears. Is this all there is to life? Don't die like a worm on the…
• To achieve that state of lasting happiness and absolute peace, we must first know how to calm the mind, to concentrate and go beyond the…
• The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach…
• 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,…
• Kind thoughts increase the flow of vital energy into your body and mind. Do kind acts now. Do not procrastinate. Kindness is like a healing…
• The inward battle--against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past--is more terrible than outward battle.
• An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!
• Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.
• Make others truly happy as you strive to make yourself happy. Speak a helpful word. Give a cheering smile. Do a kind act. Serve a…
• You can have calmness of mind at all times by the practice of yoga. You can have restful sleep. You can have increased energy, vigour,…
• Change the mind, and you can change the body.

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