Swami Sivananda Quotes

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

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.

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.

A good, holy thought to start the day with, is more precious than all the wealth you can acquire and all the happiness that you can enjoy during the day. These

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

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.

Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.

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

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

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

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

Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.

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

The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.