Swami Sivananda Quotes


A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.


Citations

Sivananda, Swami. Mind: Its Mysteries and Control. Divine Life Society, 1946, p. 58.

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Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda
  • Born: September 8, 1887
  • Died: July 14, 1963
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Philosopher

Sivananda Saraswati was 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.