Quotes by Sivananda Saraswati

About Sivananda Saraswati:

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 part of his life near Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh.
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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 Saraswati

An evil man is a saint of the future. See good in everything. Destroy the evil-finding quality. Develop the good-finding quality. Rise above good and evil.

Sivananda Saraswati

This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleas...

Sivananda Saraswati

Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament. His true guru will meet him along that path.

Sivananda Saraswati

Modern civilisation is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.

Sivananda Saraswati

Author Bio

  • NameSivananda Saraswati
  • DescriptionIndian philosopher
  • BornSeptember 8, 1887
  • DiedJuly 14, 1963
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Writer; Autobiographer