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Remember the goal and the purpose for which you have taken this physical body. Do not
give indulgence or leniency to the mind. Watch the Vrittis or thoughts. Drive them. Just as the
soldier kills his enemies with his sword when they enter the fort, take the rod of Viveka when the
mind raises its hood or Vritti and strike indiscriminately. Annihilate the thoughts.
From "Light, Power and Wisdom" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Societ

The goal of life is God-realisation. All desires are gratified by realising God. God can be
realised by pure, subtle reasoning. There is not an iota of happiness in objects, because they are
insentient. There are mental uneasiness, discontentment and restlessness even in multi-millionaires
and kings.
All sorts of fears, miseries and troubles will melt away when the knowledge of God dawns.
You will be freed from the Samsaric wheel of births and deaths with all its concomitant evils. Form
a strong habi

Do not think of the past, nor plan for the future. Live in the present. Believe in the glory of
the Self. Regard all alike. Help the Self in all.
Tear into pieces the veil of ignorance. Catch the fickle deer mind with the snare of enquiry
and Brahma Chintana. Ride the elephant of Self-knowledge and reach the highest peak of Supreme
Wisdom of the Self.
Melt all illusory differences. Remove all barriers that separate man from man. Mix with all.
Destroy the sex-idea by constantly thinking on the Self or

Attachment is the first child of Maya. This whole Lila of the Lord is kept up by the force of
attachment. There is in the mind gummy substance which is like a mixture of castor oil, glue,
gum-arabic, mucilage of tragacanth, gluten paste, honey, glycerine, jack fruit’s juice and all other
pasty substances of the world. The mind is glued, as it were, to the objects with this mixture.
Therefore the attachment is very strong.
Selfishness causes attachment. Attachment is the root-cause for all the miseri

Look out for an unchangeable, infinite and Supreme happiness which must come from a
Being in whom there is no change. Search and find out such Being, and if you could only succeed in
your quest, then you can get that unalterable happiness from Him.
Sensual enjoyment is attended with various defects. It is attended with various sorts of sins,
pains, weaknesses, attachments, slave mentality, weak will, severe exertion and struggle, bad
habits, cravings, aggravation of desires and mental restlessness.

Let not your heart give way to trials. Be ever intent on your spiritual Sadhana. Learn to
discriminate. Develop true lasting Vairagya by association with wise people.
Make the mind understand about the unreal nature of objects and the defects of a sensual
life. Talk to your mind. Coax the mind. It will hear your words. Gradually the mind-wandering will
cease. Then the mind will abide firmly in the centre of the source.
Become a Yogi. Yoga will put an end to all sorts of pain. Yoga will destroy all K

Though the cow grazes on the pastures having been separated from the calf, her mind is
always fixed on the calf only. Similarly you should fix the mind on God when you do Japa, and give
your hand to work.
Renounce all attachment. Be balanced in success or failure, gain or loss, victory or defeat,
pleasure or pain. Discipline your mind cautiously. This is your master-key to open the doors of the
realm of Bliss. This is the secret of success in Yoga.
Feel and think that you breathe, live and work for G

Stand firm on the rock of Truth or Brahman. Have a firm grip of the reality, the
self-luminous, immortal Atman or Soul. Equip yourself with the four means.
Try to do daily as many virtuous actions as possible. Repeat mentally or silently or with the
breath, the name of the Lord such as Hari Om, Sri Ram or your Ishta Mantra. Performance of
virtuous actions is the beginning of spiritual life.
Lead a simple natural life with high sublime thinking. Develop ethical virtues, control the
Indriyas and mind,

Serve any Society, Ashram, Mutt, or religious institution for 2 hours daily in any way you
like with Nishkama Bhava. This will purify your heart. Remember that God is the foundation of the
Society. Remember that the whole world is the manifestation of the Lord (Virat Rupa). Earth is
Hari. Milk is Hari. Tree is Hari. If you serve with Narayana or Atma Bhava, you will have a changed
angle of vision. You will have heaven on earth.
Keep the mind fully occupied. Get rid of all mental weaknesses. Do not a

Develop forgiveness. Give up idle talk. Study the sacred books. Observe straight-forwardness, celibacy, innocence and equanimity under the opposite conditions of pain and pleasure, gain and loss etc. Do no harm to any being.
Have patience, adamantine will and untiring persistence. Stick to one place, one spiritual preceptor, one method, one system of Yoga. That is the way to positive success. Drive the feeling of depression and gloom at once by enquiry, singing Divine songs, prayers, chanting of

Any number of zeroes have no intrinsic value unless number 1 (one) is added before them.
Even so the wealth of the three worlds is nothing if you do not try to acquire spiritual wealth and if
you do not strive for Self-realisation.
Therefore live in the soul or the Self within. Add Atman to the life here. “Seek ye first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto thee” (Lord Jesus).
Just as the light is burning within the hurricane lamp, so also the Divine Flame

Neither birth nor learning makes one good. Good character alone makes one good. He who
has lost his character is himself lost. The cultivation of good character leads to spiritual progress.
Life is very precious. Live in the spirit of Gita’s teaching and work without expectation of fruits and
egoism. Think you are Nimitta in the hands of Lord Narayana. You will become a Yogi soon. Have
Nishtha with God and Cheshta with hands like Bahurupi who has the Nishtha of a male and the
Cheshta of a female. Yo

You are the real master or governor of the whole world. You are bound to none. Abandon all
anxiety, fear and worry. Rest in Peace. Perform worship of Atman at all times. Lead a regulated life.
Mould your character. Develop noble and virtuous qualities. Be righteous, and work for the good of
others. Be devoted to your preceptor. Develop the power of concentration.
Remove lust, egoism, anger, selfishness, pride, etc. You will get Chitta Shuddhi or purity of
heart. You will experience sublime divine fe

Kindly develop faith in the Vedas and in the power of Mantras. Practise regular Japa and
meditation daily. Take Sattvic food. Do not overload the stomach.
Obey the laws of nature. Take plenty of physical exercise daily. Perform the prescribed
duties at the appointed time. Develop simple living and high thinking. You will realise God in this
very birth.
May you remember the holy Names of the Lord at all times and live in an ocean of divine
ecstasy and divine communion! May you prosper gloriously!
From

Lead a simple life. Let your thoughts be lofty. Fear God. Speak the Truth. Love all. See your
own Self in all. Be honest in all your dealings. You will succeed in your life and God-realisation.
Never worry yourself on any matter. Be always cheerful. Use your common-sense and
reason always. Have a balanced mind always. Turn your mind towards God. Sing His name. Thirst
for His Vision. Be sincere at heart. The Divine Grace will descend on you.
Have a strong determination and iron will. You have got eve

Spiritual life is not a mere idle talk. It is not mere sensation. It is actual living in Atman. It is
a transcendental experience of unalloyed Bliss.
Tread the path of Truth and righteousness. Stick tenaciously to the TWENTY SPIRITUAL
INSTRUCTIONS. Be regular in your meditation. Do selfless service. Cultivate all-embracing love.
Develop Vairagya. You will attain Immortality.
From "Light, Power and Wisdom" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine

Sadhana Path

The Lord who is everything then what more can one showoff himself/herself or anything before him/her as everything which are received from and by their kind mercy only then what is there more still remaining to express out by activities.

Every one says that Lord can be attained through selfless LOVE only, NO DOUBT, yet instead of attaining him/her their efforts are with many kinds of showoff for pleasing him/her to fulfill their desires and they do it for self-centered only and there

Anger shatters the physical nervous system and produces deep lasting impression on the
inner astral body. Dark arrows will shoot from the astral body. A terrible fit of wrath will produce
deep inflammation of the astral body. Have you realised now the disastrous consequences of anger?
Do not become a victim of anger. Control it by Kshama, love, mercy, sympathy, Vichara and consideration for others.
Fix your mind on the Lotus Feet of the Lord. Give the hands to work. You will be able to do two thing

Do not be offended by trifling matters. Cultivate an amiable loving nature and adaptability.
Admit your faults if they are pointed out by others. Eradicate them and thank the man who points
out your defects; then only can you grow in spirituality and meditation.
Introspect. Look within. Try to remove your defects. This is the real Sadhana. You will have to remove all your weaknesses. Many old vicious habits will have to be cut out. Remove the defects of self-justification and of self-assertive nat

Just as dark clouds hide the burning Sun, so also the clouds of egoism and Vasanas (desires)
hide the Jnana Surya (Atman).
Keep up the unbroken current of Meditation. Kill the little ego! Develop pure love.
Surrender the fruit of action unto the Lord. Beseech Him to bestow His Grace. You will drink the
nectar of Immortality.
Wake up from the sleep of ignorance and materialism. Divert your attention to selfless
service and worship of the Lord. Develop brotherly feeling towards all men. You will enjoy
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