Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda
Sivananda Saraswatiwas a Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta. Sivananda was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He studied medicine and served in British Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism. He lived most of his life near Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth8 September 1887
CountryIndia
beginning learning
Know that wealth, sex-delights, power, learning are all bondage. This is the beginning of wisdom.
beginning bestows bliss immortal painful quotes supreme
Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end.
secret smallest soul
Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even into your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
gateway heart life purity realize time
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.
cannot form
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
god quotes
God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction.
bear child forget good injury insult remove resist return serve somebody
Give up salt, give up sugar, give up spices, give up vegetables, give up chutnies, give up tamarind. Serve Bhangis, serve rogues, serve inferiors, remove faecal matter. Do not revenge, resist not evil, return good for evil, bear insult and injury. Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
today tomorrow
Today is you own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.
conquer fight senses terrible
Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
action desire force greatest mind motive spark
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.
complete equally peace reigns
Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
leisure love realize waste
Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
indeed
Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
eternal leads therefore
Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.