Top 100 Sivananda Quotes (2024 Update)

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

— Sivananda

2. “Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.”

— Sivananda

3. “Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.”

— Sivananda

4. “Giving is the secret of abundance.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

7. “Silence is the language of God; it is also the language of the heart.”

— Sivananda

8. “You should always keep your word. All the setbacks in life come only because you don’t keep your word.”

— Sivananda

9. “Conquer your thoughts and you will conquer the world.”

— Sivananda

10. “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.”

— Sivananda

11. “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.”

— Sivananda

12. “Bear insult, bear injury.”

— Sivananda

13. “Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.”

— Sivananda

14. “The goal of life is god realisation.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

16. “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.”

— Sivananda

17. “A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

19. “To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.”

— Sivananda

20. “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.”

— Sivananda

21. “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.”

— Sivananda

22. “Tolerance is a sign of growth on the spiritual path.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

24. “Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.”

— Sivananda

25. “The practice of ‘asanas’ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

27. “If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.”

— Sivananda

28. “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.”

— Sivananda

29. “Man is a bridge between the two worlds – the visible and the invisible.”

— Sivananda

30. “Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

34. “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.”

— Sivananda

35. “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.”

— Sivananda

36. “Never worry about what other people say or think. Do the right. Have a clear conscience and roam about happily.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

39. “Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

42. “Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

45. “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.”

— Sivananda

46. “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.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

48. “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.”

— Sivananda

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

— Sivananda

50. “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.”

— Sivananda