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21 " Isavasyamidam Sarvam: every content of the universe is throbbing with the Life of the Lord. Smile with the flowers and the green grass. Smile with the shrubs, ferns and twigs. Develop friendship with all neighbours, dogs, cats, cows, human beings, trees, in fact, with all nature’s creations. You will have a perfect and rich life. "
― Sivananda Saraswati , Thought Power: The Right Methods of Handling and Manipulating Thought for the Best Benefit of Man
22 " Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone, let him not lower himself; for the Self alone is the friend of oneself and this Self alone is the enemy of oneself (5). "
― Sivananda Saraswati , Bhagavad Gita for Busy People
23 " Fewer the thoughts, greater the peace. "
24 " Blessed is he who keeps daily diary and compares the work of this week with that of the last, for he will realize God quickly! "
― Sivananda Saraswati , Sure Ways For Success In Life And God Realisation
25 " Man is not a creature of circumstances. His thoughts are the architects of his circumstances. "
26 " You create your future by your thoughts now; if you think nobly, you will be noble in conduct. If you think basely no environment will make you different. Thus, thoughts and actions are interdependent. Be vigilant and allow only good thoughts in your mental field. "
27 " Give up all sorts of fears, worries, anxieties and cares. Do not be disheartened by failures and setbacks. Draw strength and courage from God dwelling in the chamber of your heart. Pain is the best thing in the world. It is an eye-opener. It awakens your dormant faculties. Never forget this. "
― Sivananda Saraswati
28 " SUCCESS TONIC• 1 tsp confidence• 1 tsp courage• 2 tsp patience• 4 tsp prayer• 4 tsp perseverance• 4 tsp joy• 6 tsp enthusiasmTake one teaspoonful of this tonic three times daily. "
― Sivananda Saraswati , Samadhi Yoga
29 " The difficulty in weaning the mind from worldly thoughts, from external objects, and fixing it on God is the same as in making the Ganga flow towards Gangotri instead of its natural flow towards Ganga-Sagar. It is like rowing against the current of the Yamuna. "
30 " The energy that is wasted during one sexual intercourse is tantamount to the energy that is spent in physical labour for ten days or the energy that is utilized in mental work for three days. Mark how precious is the vital fluid, semen! Do not waste this energy. Preserve it with great care. You will have wonderful vitality. When Veerya is not used, it is all transmuted into Ojas Sakti or spiritual energy and stored up in the brain. Western doctors know little of this salient point. Most of your ailments are due to excessive seminal wastage. "
― Sivananda Saraswati , PRACTICE OF BRAHMACHARYA
31 " The spiritual path is very, very easy for a man of determination, patience, endurance, self-sacrifice, dispassion and a strong will. "
32 " Mind, Prana and Veerya are one. By controlling the mind, you can control Prana and semen. By controlling Prana you can control the mind and semen. By controlling semen, you can control the mind and Prana. "
33 " 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 "
― Sivananda Saraswati , The Foundations of Spiritual Development: Daily readings for every day in the year
34 " The aspirant should not feel discouraged, for they will lose their past momentum and force from their parting kick after some time and die by themselves. Instead of getting alarmed at their presence, the aspirant should plunge himself in dynamic spiritual practices. "
35 " Maranam Bindu Patanat, Jivanam Bindu Rakshanat. "
36 " Sattva brings non-attachment and infuses in the mind discrimination and renunciation. It is the Rajasic mind that causes the ideas ‘I’ and ‘mine’ and the difference of body, caste, creed, colour, order of life, etc. "
37 " You are the author of your own fate. You yourself have created this. You yourself are entirely responsible for this. You are the architect of your joys and sorrows. Just as the spider or the silkworm creates a web or cocoon for its own destruction, so also you have created this cage of flesh by your own actions, attractions, repulsions and false egoism. You have become the slave of the flesh, slave of your body and mind, slave of countless desires. You are sunk in the quagmire of deepest ignorance. "
― Sivananda Saraswati , Practical Lessons in Yoga (Yoga eBook with Easy Navigation) + Free PDF
38 " Sometimes, for a short time the mind finds itself in quiescence. In this state of mind there is neither raga nor dvesha; this silent mental state is called tushnim avastha. It occurs in the waking state, the jagrat avastha. The aspirant mistakes this neutral state of mind for samadhi. This is an obstacle on the path of God-realization, and should, therefore, be overcome by careful introspection and vigorous meditation. "
39 " Six hours of study and six hours of meditation should go on uninterruptedly. That is my method. "
― Sivananda Saraswati , Autobiography of Swami Sivananda
40 " If you really wish to evolve spiritually, you should at once make a start and pursue a regular and steady course of sadhana. Do not worry over physical and mental obstructions or unhelpful circumstances. They exist to test your sincerity and inner strength, and to give you a fillip from time to time. "