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 Tuesday 03 February 2026

PERCEPTION OF THE UNDERLYING ESSENCE

Swami Sivananda

A man may dress in simple clothing in any way he likes. He may eat simple food and have his hair in any shape he likes. These have nothing to do with meditation or religion. What is wanted is sincerity of purpose. There must also be purity of heart and control over the mind and the senses. Be catholic and liberal in your views. Expand. Ignore trifles. Rise above all petty customs, narrow ceremonies, 'touchism,' 'kitchenism' and 'markism.' Look into the inner fundamentals. Practise something substantial, and then talk about the rightness or wrongness of this or that. Be practical. Do not be a hypocrite.


Caution: Fraudulent Website

This is to caution all the devotees of Gurudev that some fraudsters have launched a website impersonating the official website of The Divine Life Society, in order to mislead the public and collect money in the name of booking rooms, joining Yoga Courses, etc. Devotees are advised to beware of the fake website with the address https://sivanandaashram.co.in/, email Id info@sivanandaashram.co.in & phone number 9668461538 and take necessary precautions from falling prey to such scammers. It has never been a practice of the Ashram to let the devotees book rooms or register for Yoga Courses through phone or Whatsapp.

Those who are devoted to the Ashram and Gurudev know very well that the Ashram does not charge anything for any Seva at the Ashram. Please take note that the official websites of The Divine Life Society are https://www.sivanandaonline.org and https://www.dlshq.org, email Ids are generalsecretary@sivanandaonline.org and gs@sivanandaonline.org and the online donation portal is https://donations.sivanandaonline.org

Your only duty is to realise God. Do not worry yourself over the why and how of anything. Go on and on with your Sadhana. Nothing can hamper this. Nothing else is your business, either.

- Swami Sivananda
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