Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Quotes

• Giving is an essential for spiritual unfoldment, for until we give and give abundantly, we don't really realize that we are not the giver; we are just a channel for giving.

  Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

  Spiritual, Generosity, Giving

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• Karma is not fate, for man acts with free will, creating his own destiny. The Vedas tell us, if we sow goodness, we will reap goodness; if we sow evil, we will reap evil. Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determines our future.

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  Karma, Fate, Destiny

  Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (2003). “Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism”, p.38, Himalayan Academy Publications

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• Things that you cannot face in yourself you will hate when you see them in someone else.

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  Hate, Growth, Faces

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• Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.

  Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

  Silence, Joy, Reason

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• Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness.

  Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

  Humility, Insecurity, Awareness

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• Be equal to whatever you meet! That is a better way to react to life. It is accomplished simply by meeting everything in understanding, by demanding understanding from within yourself.

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  Understanding, Way, Accomplished

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• Self Realization is finding That which is beyond even superconsciousness itself, beyond the mind-timeless, causeless, spaceless.

  Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

  Self, Discipline, Growth

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• This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overly attached to it.

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  Growth, World, Care

  Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (2003). “Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism”, p.51, Himalayan Academy Publications

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• Spiritual destiny is manifested in the lives of those who stand out from the masses and actually do something, who live a creative life for the benefit of others.

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  Spiritual, Destiny, Creative

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• The object in being on the spiritual path is not to have just a little influx of energy, but to be the energy itself - consciously.

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  Spiritual, Energy, Littles

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• People always tend to identify, instinctively, freedom with abandon.But the type of abandon that seeks personal gratification always gets you "tied up in a knot."Abandon instead your personal fears and desires...and you, the real you, will become freed, released from the bonds of your own mind.

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  Real, People, Mind

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• The purified, integrated mind, so perfected in its own understanding, lives in close communion with the soul radiance so that light becomes the constant companion of the mind.

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  Light, Soul, Understanding

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• It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.

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  Karma, Invigorating, Discernment

  Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (2003). “Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism”, p.38, Himalayan Academy Publications

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• Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals.

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  Generosity, Selfless, World

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• You don't discipline yourself to attain the feeling of love. You attain the feeling of love and then you want to discipline yourself because you love the discipline, because it brings more love.

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  Love, Discipline, Feelings

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• The mind is vast in its combinations of time, space and form. It contains every vibration from subtle to gross.

  Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

  Space, Mind, Vibrations

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• We make very little progress when we strive to conquer baser instincts in a good mood. However, vast strides are possible when we are miserable and work with ourselves to replace our misery with joy and understanding.

  Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

  Joy, Understanding, Growth

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