Sivananda Saraswati

Sivananda Saraswati

Yoga master and founder of Divine Life Society.

A renowned 20th-century Indian spiritual master who transformed from a medical doctor to a prolific yoga philosopher. He founded the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh, authored over 300 spiritual books, and developed a holistic approach to yoga integrating service, devotion, knowledge, and meditation. His teachings emphasized universal spirituality, transcending religious boundaries and promoting individual and collective transformation.

Sivananda Saraswati Quotes about Heart

  • Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
  • When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.
  • Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.
  • The language of silence is the language of God, the language of silence is the language of the heart.
  • Internalize the vagrant mind and fix it in the Lord. Then the meditation will be profound and intense. Don't open the eyes. Don't move from the seat. Melt yourself down into Him. Dive in the deep corners of your heart. Get immerse in the brilliant Atman. Drink the nectar of Immortality. Now enjoy the silence. Son of the nectar! Rejoice! Peace! Silence! Glory!
  • The divine within you is stronger than anything that is without you. Therefore, be not afraid of anything. Rely on your own Inner Self, the Divinity within you. Tap the source through looking within. Improve yourself. Build your character. Purify the heart. Develop the divine virtues. Eradicate evil traits. Conquer all that is base in you. Endeavor to attain all that is worthy and noble. Make the lower nature the servant of the higher through discipline, Tapas, self-restraint and meditation. This is the beginning of your freedom.
  • Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
  • When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.
  • Why do you read many books? The great book is within your heart. Open the pages of this inexhaustible book, the source of all knowledge. You will know everything.
  • There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.
  • 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.
  • Give up salt, give up sugar, give up spices, give up vegetables, give up chutnies, give up tamarind. Serve Bhangis, serve rogues, serve inferiors, remove faecal matter. Do not revenge, resist not evil, return good for evil, bear insult and injury. Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
  • 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.
  • Faith induces one to pray. Prayer purifies the heart. In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord. When the Light shines, the mortal becomes immortal.