Swami Sivananda Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

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

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

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

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!

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

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

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

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

Giving is the secret of abundance.

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

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

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.

You are the Master of your own Destiny

You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.

Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.

When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.

Intuition transcends reason, but does not contradict it

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

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

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

Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path

Life is a series of awakenings

Change the mind, and you can change the body.

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

Pain, sorrow, ignorance are all illusory; they cannot live. Bliss, joy, knowledge are true; they cannot die.

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

Man is a bridge between the two worlds - the visible and the invisible.

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

Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.

Man needs now no more degrees, but character, No more study, but wisdom.

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

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

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

To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.

Live in the present, forget the past. Give up hopes of future.

Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.

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

Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.

A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.

Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.

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

The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.

The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.

Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.

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.

The inward battle--against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past--is more terrible than outward battle.

The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.

Be for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no more knowledge.

Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.

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

Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.

The practice of 'asanas' and 'pranayama' wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.

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

There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.

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

Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.

Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.

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

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

Bear insult, bear injury.

One can realize God through kirtan alone.

Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.

Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.

Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!

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

The goal of life is god realisation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.

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.

Be Good, Do Good.Do thou always without attachment perform action which should be done, for by performing action without attachment, man reaches the Supreme.

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

If you focus the rays of the sun through a lens, they can burn cotton or a piece of paper; but, the scattered rays cannot do this act. If you collect the dissipated rays of the mind and focus them at a point, you will have wonderful concentration.

You can have calmness of mind at all times by the practice of yoga. You can have restful sleep. You can have increased energy, vigour, vitality, longevity, and a high standard of health. You can turn out efficient work within a short space of time. You can have success in every walk of life.

Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.

When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.

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

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

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.

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.

Regular meditation opens the avenues of intuitional knowledge, makes the mind calm and steady, awakens an ecstatic feeling, and brings the practitioner in contact with the source of his/her very being.

Your thoughts should agree with your words, and the words should agree with your actions. In this world people think one thing, say another thing, and do something else. This is horrible. This is crookedness.

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.

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.

Truth is complete in itself. Truth has a strong foundation in itself. It is bold, it has no fears. It has no limit of space or time. It is a fearless, free bird in the sky. It does not care for status. It is wealth in itself. Truth stands even when there is no public support.

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

Ahimsa is not mere negative non-injury. It is positive, cosmic love. It is the development of a mental attitude in which hatred is replaced by love. Ahimsa is true sacrifice. Ahimsa is forgiveness. Ahimsa is Sakti (power). Ahimsa is true strength.

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.

Cultivate peace first in the garden of your heart by removing the weeds of lust, hatred, greed, selfishness, and jealousy. Then only you can manifest it externally. Then only, those who come in contact with you, will be benefited by your vibrations of peace and harmony.

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.

Make others truly happy as you strive to make yourself happy. Speak a helpful word. Give a cheering smile. Do a kind act. Serve a little. Wipe the tears of one who is in distress. Render smooth a rough place in another's path. You will feel great joy.

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.

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.

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.

Eating, drinking. sleeping, pro-creating. A little laughter, a lot of tears. Is this all there is to life? Don't die like a worm on the surface of the planet. WAKE UP and be all that you can be, you are so much more than that.

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.

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.