Sivananda Quotes

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

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.

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.

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

Giving is the secret of abundance.

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.

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

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.

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.

You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don't keep your word.

Learn to give, give in plenty, give with love, give without any expectation, one does not lose anything by giving, on the other hand you get back a thousand fold.

Illness begins with "I", Wellness begins with "we

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.

Patient and regular practice is the whole secret of spiritual realization. Do not be in a hurry in spiritual life. Do your utmost, and leave the rest to God.

Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.

Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.

Why do you read many books? The great book is within your heart. Open the pages of this inexhaustible book, the source of all knowledge. You will know everything.

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

Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.

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

One can realize God through kirtan alone.

Music is the medium for expressing emotion. Music kindles love and infuses hope. It has countless voices and instruments. Music is in the hearts of all men and women

Life is a series of awakenings

Don't fear the darkness if you carry the light within.

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.

A wise person laughs and smiles through the eyes. . . . The smile and laughter through the eyes influence people tremendously. No energy leaks if you smile through the eyes.

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

Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.

To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.

Eating, drinking, sleeping a little laughter ! much weeping! Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain immortal bliss!

The mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking.

Meditation is the royal road to the attainment of freedom, a mysterious ladder that reaches from earth to heaven, darkness to light, mortality to Immortality.

Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path

Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.

The language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.

This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.

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

Fear is only in duality. Fear is Mind. When you are your Self, there is no fear.

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.

There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.

The human intellect has not been able to conceive of anything more noble and sublime in the history of the world than the teachings of the Upanishads.

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

Faith is a belief in the unknown. Faith heals, faith creates, faith works wonders, faith moves mountains. Faith is the searchlight for God-finding.

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!

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

Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.

Change the mind, and you can change the body.

Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless.

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