Swami Sivananda
21 quotes
Biography
"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."
"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."
"I consider that goodness of being and doing constitute the rock-bottom of one’s life. By goodness I mean the capacity to feel with others and to live and feel as others do, and be in a position to act so that no one is hurt by the act. (What Life Has Taught Me)"
"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."
"The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle."
"Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself."
"Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves."
"Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations."
"Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly."
"Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly."
"Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!"
"Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord."
"Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy."
"God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction."
"Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always 'I am healthily in body and mind'."
"Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come."
"Put your heart mind intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."
"When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart you will see Him everywhere."
"Put your heart mind intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."
"Put your heart mind intellect and soul even to 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."