Swami Sivananda Quotes

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

In the end, it's a mental maturity to let your best come out.

There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is, not to be true to the best one knows.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.

But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken.

Don't waste a moment of energy looking around at what other people are doing.

If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be: (1) the inability to prioritize; (2) the inability or desire to organize around those priorities; or (3) the lack of discipline to execute around them? ... Most people say their main fault is a lack of discipline. On deeper thought, I believe that is not the case. The basic problem is that their priorities have not become deeply planted in their hearts and minds. They haven't really internalized Habit 2 [Begin with the end in mind].

Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

I try not to get caught up on how cool I am. That way nothing ever gets done. I'm always thinking about what I haven't done.

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

Love, work, and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development.

We all come to the point where it's time to get yourself straight, as a businesswoman, a mother, whatever you are in life. It's tough love but it's also being real with yourself. It's important to take those rose-coloured glasses off and see what's going on.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

Not only will this make you treat each moment more preciously, but you will be more patient with yourself and with others, recognizing that there are millions of moments on the path to any worthwhile achievement.

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

Do not waste time dreaming of great faraway opportunities; do the best you can where you are. Open your petals of power and beauty and fling out the fragrance of your life in the place that has been assigned to you.

I don't choose to analyze what I have done and I think that is the right choice, because then I won't be spending my time creating.