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Sivananda teaches that true bliss comes from learning through experience, not just pleasure. He says giving without expecting anything creates abundance. He describes Ahimsa as a positive, cosmic love that replaces hatred. He also warns that arrogance mixes impertinence, disobedience, and harshness, and that money cannot buy health or true sleep.

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Swami Sivananda Saraswati, also called Swami Sivananda, was a yoga guru, a Hindu spiritual teacher, and a proponent of Vedanta. Sivananda was born in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of modern Tamil Nadu, and was named Kuppuswami.

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Swami Sivananda Saraswati, also called Swami Sivananda, was a yoga guru, a Hindu spiritual teacher, and a proponent of Vedanta. Sivananda was born in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of modern Tamil Nadu, and was named Kuppuswami. He studied medicine and served in British Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism.

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