To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline. Sivananda More Quotes by Sivananda More Quotes From Sivananda This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleasant incident or temptation is a test of your inner strength. Therefore nil desperandum. March forward hero! Sivananda uplifting faith motivational The divine within you is stronger than anything that is without you. Therefore, be not afraid of anything. Rely on your own Inner Self, the Divinity within you. Tap the source through looking within. Improve yourself. Build your character. Purify the heart. Develop the divine virtues. Eradicate evil traits. Conquer all that is base in you. Endeavor to attain all that is worthy and noble. Make the lower nature the servant of the higher through discipline, Tapas, self-restraint and meditation. This is the beginning of your freedom. Sivananda self heart character 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. Sivananda achievement goal names 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. Sivananda spiritual love thinking The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga. Sivananda pain yoga inspiration 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. Sivananda weed heart inspirational Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Sivananda motivational inspirational life Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily. Sivananda worry people thinking Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear. Sivananda no-fear self mind 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. Sivananda cheer joy giving The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility. Sivananda real spiritual peace Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred. Sivananda hatred heart children 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. Sivananda life-is-short kindness heart 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. Sivananda space strong sky 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 Sivananda agony pain humble Man is a bridge between the two worlds - the visible and the invisible. Sivananda bridges men two Giving is the secret of abundance. Sivananda abundance secret giving Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path Sivananda tolerance growth spiritual There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient. Sivananda failure understanding patience Money can help you to get medicines but not health. Money can help you to get soft pillows, but not sound sleep. Money can help you to get material comforts, but not eternal bliss. Money can help you to get ornaments, but not beauty. Money will help you to get an electric earphone, but not natural hearing. Attain the supreme wealth, wisdom; you will have everything. Sivananda medicine sound sleep
