Analects of Swami Sivananda

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(ii) Discrimination Is Most Important

 

11. Lack of discrimination is the cause for pain and misery.

 

12. Through attachment to the body rises the feeling of violence,

harsh words, even as the feeling of 'I-ness' and 'mine-ness'.

 

13. Discrimination, dispassion and renunciation are the foundations

of spiritual life.

 

14. Cultivate a habit of discrimination and dispassion by carefully

observing the passing shows of life and the transitory nature of

earthly objects, however valuable they may appear to be for the time

being.

 

15. An intellect that is sharpened by discrimination attains Self-

realisation.

 

16. Discrimination is the best remedy for the chronic ailment of

worldly existence.

 

17. Discrimination destroys the very root of all troubles and

ignorance.

 

18. This world is a world of pain, disease, death, troubles and

ignorance. Discrimination alone is the means of gaining victory over

it.

 

19. Moksha is attainable through discrimination.

 

20. All the misery of the world is due to lack of discrimination.

 

21. Discrimination alone is the means of gaining victory over death

and trouble.

 

22. Acceptance of good through rejection of evil, practice of virtue

and rejection of vice become pssible through discrimination.

 

23. Strength, intellect, power, energy and effort attain sucess

through discrimination.

 

24. Discrimination is the same as divine light. One attains God-

realisation and supreme bliss through discrimination.

 

25. Discrimination is God's presence in man.