The body is crippled and the hair has become white. The teeth have fallen and the old man walks, leaning on a stick. Yet he has not abandoned desire. O old man, the moustache has become gray but yon have not abandoned desire. You have now become hunchbacked, but anger has not left you. All the senses have become cold and
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The body is crippled and the hair has become white. The teeth have fallen and the old man walks, leaning on a stick. Yet he has not abandoned desire. O old man, the moustache has become gray but yon have not abandoned desire. You have now become hunchbacked, but anger has not left you. All the senses have become cold and
When a desire arises in the mind for an object, think of the evils in that object. Think of the pain and suffering that comes with the object. You will then attain dispassion towards that object. Then, if a desire arises to enjoy
The three entrances to the city of death are the opposite sex, wealth and the tongue, he who has conquered these three need not be afraid of death. He has no enemies who rides bravely on the horse of discrimination with the sword of dispassion and the shield of endurance.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). M
Friends,
My city Allahabad is one of the biggest religious and spiritual centers of India. In ancient times it was called Prayag. One of the unique features about my city is that it is situated at the confluence of three rivers ; Ganga, Yamuna and the mythological , now extinct river Saraswati, hence it is also called Triveni.
We can see the different streams of water meeting each other at the Sangam
( confluence). It is visited by lakhs of devotees every month whose aim is to take a dip in the hol
Man groans in the forest of worldliness as he is troubled by dangers and sufferings. The dangers are the pains caused by the three kinds of afflictions. The sufferings are hunger and thirst, birth and death.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on S
Do you not know that this physical body, which at present rolls on a bed of fragrant flowers, will one day be burnt on logs of wood?
The wise, who know the Self as knowledge, bliss and existence, and also the physical body, which is full of blood, bones and flesh,
Friends,
Let us get started to begin your adventure in Learning the Hindi Language. Remember that although learning a language fluently may take years, it is only one small step at a time.
When compared to English, Devanagari is actually a lot easier to read, believe it or not! Compare the ‘c’ sound in the words city and cat. The letter ‘c’ makes a two different sound right? This differences doesn’t exist in Devanagari because every letter has only one pronunciation and so this makes reading so mu
O Lord Siva, who holds the begging-bowl of the skull of Brahma, control this monkey-mind, which jumps about at its sweet will on the branches of desires in the forest of lust. Keep it with Thee forever.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More
Therefore, renounce wealth, as it is a source of all evils. Renounce attachment to wealth. Renounce the desire for wealth. Cultivate dispassion, the remedy for all human sufferings.
From "Daily Sayings
You should practice devotion to the highest Self, worship the feet of the Lord and thereby cross the ocean of worldliness. Thus will you attain immor¬tality and everlasting bliss.
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From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda:
This terrible mind generates thoughts, cravings, egoism, desires and likes and dislikes. Man then does various actions with egoism and expectation of fruit. Therefore, he has to take birth again and again in accordance with the nature of actions.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informati
Always be doing something useful. Do your best and leave th
Only when you realize the Self can you be really strong, independent and flee. Rise above delusion and illusion through discrimination or self-analysis and enquiry of "who am I?"
From "Daily Sa
Pronunciation in Hindi is relatively easy since, unlike English, letters are always pronounced exactly the same way. Once you've learned the letters, reading is straight forward and simple
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-196
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Siva
Hindi shares with English and most other European languages the same ancestral roots. They evolved from a language thought to have been spoken in Central Asia around 5,000 BC, called by linguists the Indo-European parent language. For this reason (and because of the 200-year influence of the British in India), many basic words in Hindi are the same as or similar to their equivalent in English.
The primary source of Hindi is Sanskrit, one of the most ancient spoken and written languages in the wor
