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 Wednesday 17 June 2026

SPIRITUALITY—THE BASIS OF REAL CIVILIZATION

Swami Sivananda

The whole nation is in dire need of yama and niyama, the basic requirements in yoga viz., self-discipline, and ethics. The people should wake up to their deficiency. The people must be inspired to inculcate spiritual values in thoughts and actions. The salvation of a state is in the right moral and spiritual training of its leaders. Only when guided by an enlightened intellect and an unselfish heart, can the achievements of man in the spheres of politics, science and economics prove to be fruitful. Legislation cannot help and improve certain matters, A change of heart is needed. Be virtuous. Meditate. Let your life be an open book of inspiration. Loyalty and devotion can never be imposed. They should spring from within the heart. Contd…


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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.

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Generally, in our traditional language, we say karma and jnana go together. Karma is what you call your secular aspect of life, and jnana is your spiritual aspect, you may say. They have to go together. This is the symbolism of Krishna and Arjuna sitting in one chariot in the Mahabharata war. The whole life of yours is a Mahabharata battle. It is your struggle towards perfection.

- Swami Krishnananda
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