Friday, February 29, 2008

Quotes by Swami Sivananda



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.

Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

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

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.

Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.

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

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

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

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

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

Know that wealth, sex-delights, power, learning are all bondage. This is the beginning of wisdom.

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

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

Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.

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

That Director of the mind, intellect and senses, is no other than the all-merciful Lord, your, your inner ruler, Antaryamin. Know Him and be free.

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

The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.

Today is you own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.

Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy

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

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 in the future.

There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

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.

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.

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.

Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord .

Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always 'I am healthily in body and mind'.

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

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.

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

Give up salt, give up sugar, give up spices, give up vegetables, give up chutnies, give up tamarind. Serve Bhangis, serve rogues, serve inferiors, remove faecal matter. Do not revenge, resist not evil, return good for evil, bear insult and injury. Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred

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

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 endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching.

Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!




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