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Swami Sivananda Quotes


A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate.

Swami Sivananda
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 salvation.

Swami Sivananda
Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

Swami Sivananda
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

Swami Sivananda
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 impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.

Swami Sivananda
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.

Swami Sivananda
Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!

Swami Sivananda
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.

Swami Sivananda
Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.

Swami Sivananda
God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.

Swami Sivananda
Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

Swami Sivananda
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

Swami Sivananda
It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

Swami Sivananda
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 ultimate destination.

Swami Sivananda
Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.

Swami Sivananda
Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.

Swami Sivananda
Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.

Swami Sivananda
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

Swami Sivananda
Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.

Swami Sivananda
The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.

Swami Sivananda