Sivananda Quotes

#1. Faith induces one to pray.Prayer purifies the heart.In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord.When the Light sighns the mortal becomes immortal.

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#2. Look within.
Within you is the hidden God.
Within you is the immortal soul.
Within you is the inexhaustible spiritual treasure.
Within you is the ocean of bliss.
Look within for the happiness which you have sought in vain.

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#3. Man is a bridge between the two worlds - the visible and the invisible.

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#4. Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.

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#5. If you focus the rays of the sun through a lens, they can burn cotton or a piece of paper; but, the scattered rays cannot do this act. If you collect the dissipated rays of the mind and focus them at a point, you will have wonderful concentration.

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#6. Eradicate self-justification.
Then alone can you annihilate your ego.

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#7. If you do not find peace within, you will not find it anywhere else. The Goal of Life is the attainment of Peace and not the achievement of power, name, fame and wealth.

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#8. 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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#9. Learn to give, give in plenty, give with love, give without any expectation, one does not lose anything by giving, on the other hand you get back a thousand fold.

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#10. Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it

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#11. Why do you read many books? The great book is within your heart. Open the pages of this inexhaustible book, the source of all knowledge. You will know everything.

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#12. 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 little. Wipe the tears of one who is in distress. Render smooth a rough place in another's path. You will feel great joy.

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#13. There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.

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#14. 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 surface of the planet. WAKE UP and be all that you can be, you are so much more than that.

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#15. 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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#16. Live in the present, forget the past. Give up hopes of future.

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#17. 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 you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.

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#18. Truth is complete in itself. Truth has a strong foundation in itself. It is bold, it has no fears. It has no limit of space or time. It is a fearless, free bird in the sky. It does not care for status. It is wealth in itself. Truth stands even when there is no public support.

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#19. Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.

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#20. 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, vitality, longevity, and a high standard of health. You can turn out efficient work within a short space of time. You can have success in every walk of life.

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#21. When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.

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#22. Meditation is the royal road to the attainment of freedom, a mysterious ladder that reaches from earth to heaven, darkness to light, mortality to Immortality.

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#23. Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.

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#24. Silence is the language of God; it is also the language of the heart.

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#25. Music is the medium for expressing emotion. Music kindles love and infuses hope. It has countless voices and instruments. Music is in the hearts of all men and women

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#26. Ahimsa is not mere negative non-injury. It is positive, cosmic love. It is the development of a mental attitude in which hatred is replaced by love. Ahimsa is true sacrifice. Ahimsa is forgiveness. Ahimsa is Sakti (power). Ahimsa is true strength.

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#27. Regular meditation opens the avenues of
intuitional knowledge,
makes the mind calm and steady,
awakens an ecstatic feeling,
and brings the practitioner in contact
with the source of his/her very being.

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#28. Change the mind, and you can change the body.

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#29. The inward battle
against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past
is more terrible than outward battle.

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#30. Cultivate peace first in the garden of your heart by removing the weeds of lust, hatred, greed, selfishness, and jealousy. Then only you can manifest it externally. Then only, those who come in contact with you, will be benefited by your vibrations of peace and harmony.

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#31. Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.

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#32. Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.

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#33. The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.

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#34. Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.

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#35. Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.

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#36. Be Good, Do Good.Do thou always without attachment perform action which should be done, for by performing action without attachment, man reaches the Supreme.

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#37. You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don't keep your word.

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#38. 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 mind. By turning the mind's concentration inward, upon the self, we can deepen that experience of perfect concentration. This is the state of Meditation.

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#39. You are the Master of your own Destiny

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#40. The goal of life is god realisation.

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#41. The glorious Vishnu is the sole refuge of mortals. He is Infinite Light, Love and Wisdom. He resides in the hearts of all beings. His Grace is invincible. He is in all. He is the Highest Truth. He is Infinite Bliss. He is the Protector. He is the Preserver. He is the Saviour.

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#42. Faith is a belief in the unknown. Faith heals, faith creates, faith works wonders, faith moves mountains. Faith is the searchlight for God-finding.

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#43. Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.

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#44. Man needs now no more degrees, but character,
No more study, but wisdom.

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#45. Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.

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#46. Giving is the secret of abundance.

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#47. Patient and regular practice is the whole secret of spiritual realization. Do not be in a hurry in spiritual life. Do your utmost, and leave the rest to God.

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#48. 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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#49. There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.

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#50. Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives - does not demand. Love thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To Love is to share and serve.

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#51. A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.

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#52. To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.

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#53. Adhere To - Faith, Unity, Sacrifice. Avoid - Back-biting, Falsehood and Crookedness. Admire - Frankness, Honesty, and Large-heartedness. Control - Tongue, Temper, and Tossing of the mind. Cultivate - Cosmic Love, Forgiveness and Patience. Hate - Lust, Anger, and Pride.

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#54. Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.

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#55. Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.

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#56. Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path

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#57. You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.

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#58. The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.

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#59. 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 person now. I am made of sterner stuff." Worry will now be afraid to show his face to you. You can then remove the worries of many of your friends.

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#60. Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad

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#61. The mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking.

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#62. You are not bound. You have got free will. You cannot change the experiences, the results of Prarabdha but you can change your future by right thinking and right action and thus make your will pure and irresistible. You can attain Self-realisatio n with the help of a dynamic will.

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#63. Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.

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#64. Be for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no more knowledge.

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#65. One can realize God through kirtan alone.

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#66. Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.

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#67. When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.

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#68. The practice of 'asanas' and 'pranayama' wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.

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#69. The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.

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#70. 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 balm. It soothes suffering ... Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. Even so, little acts of kindness make an ocean of goodwill.

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#71. 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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#72. Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.

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#73. The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.

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#74. The human intellect has not been able to conceive of anything more noble and sublime in the history of the world than the teachings of the Upanishads.

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#75. An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!

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