103 Quotes by Sivananda

Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.

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!

Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.

An evil man is a saint of the future. See good in everything. Destroy the evil-finding quality. Develop the good-finding quality. Rise above good and evil.

Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament. His true guru will meet him along that path.

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

Adhere To – Faith, Unity, Sacrifice. Avoid – Back-biting, Falsehood and Crookedness. Admire – Frankness, Honesty, and Large-heartedness. Control – Tongue, Temper, and Tossing of the mind. Cultivate – Cosmic Love, Forgiveness and Patience. Hate – Lust, Anger, and Pride.

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

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