Sivananda Quotes

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• A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an…
• There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
• Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
• God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.
• 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…
• 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…
• Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.
• Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
• Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
• Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
• Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
• The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
• 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…
• Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
• Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
• 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…
• Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
• Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
• Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
• If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

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