Swami Sivananda Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Swami Sivananda If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character. Swami Sivananda your know you character Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Swami Sivananda put soul success heart inspirational 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. Swami Sivananda future failure regret depression There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient. Swami Sivananda good you time patience There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment. Swami Sivananda alone best happiness way 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. Swami Sivananda thoughts good water life 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 free good life way The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility. Swami Sivananda tranquility progress real spiritual The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle. Swami Sivananda more great triumph struggle Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations. Swami Sivananda better moral culture religion Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred. Swami Sivananda never child heart forget 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 great poverty evil mind Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself. Swami Sivananda follow will you motivational 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 man destination wise life Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves. Swami Sivananda waves mental peace two Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always 'I am healthily in body and mind'. Swami Sivananda i-am medical mind thinking Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy. Swami Sivananda be-happy nothing happy happiness Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must. Swami Sivananda fight up you conquer 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. Swami Sivananda moment hate love peace Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers. Swami Sivananda indeed weakness humility spiritual
