Quote

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.

Sivananda

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Sivananda
Great
Motive
Even
Poverty
Mind
Greatest
Evil
Force
Desire
Impurity
Action
Spark
Real
Sparks

More quotes by Sivananda

Image
Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
Sivananda
Image
Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.
Sivananda
Image
Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.
Sivananda
Image
Do not store in your brain useless information. Learn to unmind the mind. Unlearn whatever has been of no use to you. Then only can you fill your mind with divine thoughts.
Sivananda
Image
You are the Master of your own Destiny
Sivananda
Image
You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don't keep your word.
Sivananda
Image
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
Sivananda
Image
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
Sivananda
Image
Giving is the secret of abundance.
Sivananda
Image
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
Image
Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament. His true guru will meet him along that path.
Sivananda
Image
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
Sivananda
Image
Kind thoughts increase the flow of vital energy into your body and mind. Do kind acts now. Do not procrastinate. Kindness is like a healing balm. It soothes suffering... Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. Even so, little acts of kindness make an ocean of goodwill.
Sivananda
Image
Still the bubbling mind herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.
Sivananda
Image
Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it
Sivananda
Image
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.
Sivananda
Image
The mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking.
Sivananda
Image
The glorious Vishnu is the sole refuge of mortals. He is Infinite Light, Love and Wisdom. He resides in the hearts of all beings. His Grace is invincible. He is in all. He is the Highest Truth. He is Infinite Bliss. He is the Protector. He is the Preserver. He is the Saviour.
Sivananda
Image
Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. Learn to become wise. Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy. The real spiritual progress of the meditator is measured by the extent to which they achieve inner tranquility and freedom from desire.
Sivananda
Image
Look within. Within you is the hidden God. Within you is the immortal soul. Within you is the inexhaustible spiritual treasure. Within you is the ocean of bliss. Look within for the happiness which you have sought in vain.
Sivananda