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Develop Pure Love

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 17, 2011 at 6:00pm
Love is the immediate way to Truth or Kingdom of God or the vast domain of perennial
peace and joy. It is the life-principle of creation. It was the driving force behind Mira, Tukaram and
Gouranga.
Therefore, develop pure, unselfish love. Pure love is a rare commodity. Cultivate it
gradually. All your negative qualities like dislikes, prejudice will be eradicated. Love is a great
purifier of the mind.
Abandon all sorts of wrong beliefs, weaknesses, superstitions, wrong notions, and ideas of
impossibili
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Have Equal Vision

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 16, 2011 at 6:00pm
Have equal vision for all. Give up dry idle talking. Learn to be wise. Have unshakable faith
in the name of God. Sing His Name. Feel His Presence everywhere.
Do not be troubled by difficulties. Endure them patiently. Turn your mind towards God.
Walk like a spiritual lion. Break the bond of desire. Cultivate Daivee Sampat such as mercy, peace,
forgiveness tolerance etc. You are bound to attain the highest knowledge and Bliss.
Pray fervently to the Almighty Lord for His Grace. Rise above the convention
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Have A Broad Vision

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 15, 2011 at 6:00pm
Live a life of utter devotion to service. Fill your heart with fervour and enthusiasm for
service. Remember the Almighty Lord every moment.
Mould your character. Behave properly. Develop sympathy, affection, benevolence,
tolerance and humility. Come out of the centre of your small narrow egoistic circle and have a broad
vision. Speak gently and sweetly in a courteous manner. Eradicate undesirable thoughts and
desires.
Stick to your ideals, convictions and principles tenaciously, even if the whole worl
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ARE you enlightened SPIRITUALLY

Posted by Kriyananda Maharshi Dayananda on November 15, 2011 at 11:33am

ARE you enlightened SPIRITUALLY

Dear Spiritual Seeker

NAMASTE,

It is as I felt that we have been exchanging spiritual divine knowledge to each other which is itself a nice way to share the knowledge no matter whether they are received from holistic books or self experiences. My thought in this regard is whichever way for self-realization that must work and its influences as divine knowledge should be seen in the practitioner if we talk about MEDITATION, ASANAS, and MANTRA SADHANA etc.

If the one is

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Love All

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 14, 2011 at 6:00pm
Love all. Be pure. Serve all with Atma Bhava. Have perfect control over your senses. Rely
on your own self. Aspire ceaselessly for the Grace of God.
Do not make any difference between male and female. When you are in the company of
women, repeat the Mantra “Ek Sat Chit Ananda Atman.” The same Atman which is in your heart
prevails in all the bodies of women. The idea of sex will vanish. You will see God in them.
Feel that Lord Krishna works through all hands, sees through all eyes, hears through all e
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Behold The Self In All

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 13, 2011 at 6:00pm
There is something dearer than wealth. There is something dearer than a son. There is
something dearer than a wife. There is something dearer than Prana (Life). That something is thy
Self, Inner ruler, Immortal and All-Merciful Lord.
Be kind and compassionate. Be pure and gentle. Be sweet and loving. Be humble. Be
sympathetic. Be friendly to the poor. Live with them. Serve them. Cheer them up when they are in
difficulties. Be simple in your life. Behold the Self in all. Give up the idea of diversity.
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The one who is able to pass things is the one who is able to pass in all situations.

Posted by VISHNU ER on November 13, 2011 at 11:33am

The one who is able to pass things is the one who is able to pass in all situations.

Expression: When there is the ability to understand the significance of everything that happens and pass by things with lightness, there is also the ability to move forward in spite of difficult situations. So whatever happens, there is the awareness of the resources that are available and use them for further progress. So the one who is able to do this is able to be free from failing in situations.

Experience: Si

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Serve, Love, Give

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 12, 2011 at 6:00pm
Do not make any difference between menial and respectable work. If any one is suffering
from acute pain in any part of the body, at once shampoo the affected part very very gently. Feel that
you are serving the Lord in the body of the patient. Repeat your Ishta Mantra also. If you see a man
or animal bleeding on the roadside, tear your upper cloth or shirt and use it for bandaging. Do not
fight with the poor porters at the Railway Station. Be liberal and generous. Keep always some paise
in your pocke
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Give, Give

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 11, 2011 at 6:00pm
Sins can be destroyed by charity.
Lord Jesus says, “Charity covereth a multitude of sins.” In the Gita you will find: “Yajno
danam tapas-chaiva pavanani manishinam: Yajna, charity and austerity are purifying to the wise.”
Doing abundant, spontaneous and unrestrained charity to relieve the pains of suffering
humanity is an effective means to destroy evil nature; give money like water. If you give, the whole
wealth of the world will be yours. Money will come to you. This is the immutable, inexorable,
un
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Be Cheerful Always

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 10, 2011 at 6:00pm

Be cheerful and happy. Away with depression and gloom. There is nothing more infectious
than depression. Drive the feeling of depression and gloom at once by enquiry, singing divine
songs, prayers, Pranayama, a brisk walk in the open air, the thinking of the opposite quality viz., the
feeling of joy.
Live only to be a blessing to others. Feel that all is light and Bliss only. Do not allow the
mind to see any external objects. Collect all the dissipated rays of mind. Develop the power of
attention. Th

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Establish Good Habits

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 9, 2011 at 7:00pm
Much of your subconsciousness consists of submerged experiences, memories thrown into
the background but recoverable. You can establish new habits, new ideas, new ideals, new tastes
and new character in the subconscious mind by changing the old ones.
Think deeply. Cogitate. Reflect. Have constant Satsanga. Do selfless service, Nishkamya
Yajna. Develop the four means or qualification—Sadhana Chatushtaya.
Do not jeer at any one. Do not frown at anybody. Restrain all your senses. Be cheerful
always. Do n
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Speak Measured Words

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 7, 2011 at 7:00pm
Control the mind skilfully and tactfully. Think rightly and clearly. Discipline the organ of
speech. Speak sweetly, gently, and truthfully. Become a man of measured words.
Be humble and do prostrations to all beings mentally. Feel the Divine Presence everywhere.
Give up vanity, pride and hypocrisy. Never hurt a man in thought, word and deed. Always do good
and kind acts. You will attain Supreme Peace and eternal happiness.
Attune your heart with the Lord by doing fervent and sincere prayer daily. Be
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Cultivate Adaptability

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 6, 2011 at 6:30pm
Never grumble when you do service to others. Take delight in service. Watch for
opportunities to serve. Work is worship of the Lord.
Have an amiable, loving, social nature. Have sympathy, adaptability, self-restraint,
tolerance, love and mercy. Adjust yourself to the ways and habits of others. Be balanced even when
you are insulted, when others use harsh words against you. Have equal mind in pleasure and pain,
heat and cold.
Karma Yoga prepares the mind for the reception of Light and Knowledge. It exp
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Mantra Sadhana Uplift you Spiritually

Posted by Kriyananda Maharshi Dayananda on November 6, 2011 at 11:25am
Mantra Sadhana Uplift you Spiritually


For spiritual enlightment and receive The Brahma Gyana (knowledge) one has to opt an option among the types of ways advised by the legend sages in their very holistic books or believing that it is according to his fate he could find the way to realize about SELF on which he is walking presently. There are several options mentioned which are as follows:

1. Gyana Marg
2. Karma Marg
3. Mantra Sadhana
4. Bhakti Marg
5. Meditation
6. Yoga and Penance (TAPASYA)

In my opin
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Be Righteous

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 5, 2011 at 7:00pm
Happiness results from good acts, pain from evil ones. Acts must always bear fruits.
Without action no fruit arises. Righteousness is the refuge to attain to the feet of God. Everything
can be attained by righteousness.
Refrain from injury to all creatures in thought, word and deed. Be kind and charitable. Be
liberal in your views. Have constant devotion to Truth. Free yourself from anger, hatred and malice.
Worship your preceptors and elders with respect and devotion. Worship the Gods with faith
and
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Develop Virtuous Qualities

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on November 4, 2011 at 7:00pm
Develop virtuous qualities. Build up good habits. Do good. Meditate regularly. Try to live
in God. All defects, evil thoughts and all weaknesses will vanish in toto.
Cherish no desire in your heart. Move amicably with all. Embrace all. Love all. Develop
adaptability and the spirit of selfless service and penetrate into the hearts of all through untiring
service and thus behold the one Self in all.
Forget all the illusory names and forms. Feel and see Lord Krishna in everything every
moment. You will e
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Mantra Initiation

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on October 3, 2011 at 2:00pm
Get the Mantra initiation from your Guru . Or pray to your Ishta Devata and start doing Japa of the particular Mantra , if you find it difficult to get a Guru .
Sivananda

By Swami Sivananda, from the Book Amrita Gita. Swami Sivananda lived from 1887-1963. He was one of the great Yoga Masters of the 20th Century who made Yoga available to a great public. Copyright of the texts of Swami Sivananda The Divine Life Society Rishikesh

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Healing Powers and Mantras

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on October 2, 2011 at 2:00pm
He who attained Mantra Siddhi can cure cobra bite or scorpion sting or any chronic disease by mere touch on the affected part. When a man is bitten by a cobra a telegram is sent to the Mantra Siddha. The Mantra Siddha recites the Mantra and the man who is bitten by a cobra is cured. What a grand marvel! Does this not prove the tremendous power of Mantra ? .
Sivananda

 

From the book: Amrita Gita, by Shri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, 1887-1963.Copyright The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh. More Infos from and abo

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Understanding your Heart and its Diseases

Posted by Dr.Darshan Singh on October 2, 2011 at 10:30am

Heart diseases are the world’s largest killers, claiming 17.3 million lives a year. Governments all over the world are leaving no stone unturned in controlling the spread of these diseases. Billions are being spent on research and development of medicines and surgical procedures that can help heart patients. Despite all this, heart disease and its many manifestations continue to attack the global populace with ease. This just proves that there’s something amiss somewhere.

So, where are we going

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