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 Saturday 28 February 2026

WAY TO FREEDOM

Swami Sivananda

If you do an action with the expectation of a positive result, and if, by any means, that result is not obtained, then you come to grief. If you had done the same action without any expectation, then you would not care if the positive result was not there. You help a man, you serve him, you do good to him. But if he does not come up to your expectation, if he does not repay your help and kindness in some form or other, if he is ungrateful to you, then you come to grief. This grief is caused because, when you had helped and served the man concerned, there was expectation in your mind. Do not expect, and you will know no disappointment. Do not hanker, and you will have no frustration. Obtain serenity of mind by the eradication of cravings and desires. The soul rises in divine splendour in proportion to the extent the rule of the senses is decreased. Desirelessness helps one to possess immense spiritual strength. Contd…


On the other hand, prayer is that which seeks to give you an opportunity of placing yourself at His Feet, offering yourself up to Him, surrendering everything and telling Him: "I have firm, absolute faith and trust in Your all-goodness, O God. "

- Swami Chidananda

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