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Fear is a great enemy of man. It is the enemy of his progress. It disturbs his peace and harmony. It sucks or saps his vitality and energy. It drains the nervous system of its reserve of energy. It produces weakness.

— Swami Sivananda Conquest of Fear (1960)

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Beef, wine, garlic, onions, and tobacco are Tamasic food-stuffs. They exercise a very unwholesome influence on the human mind and fill it with emotions of anger, darkness, and inertia.

Be Good, Do Good. Do thou always without attachment perform action which should be done, for by performing action without attachment, man reaches the Supreme.

Stand not a beggar before the door of science seeking power that kills more than heals.

Sayings of Swami Sivanada (1947)

If the fear is released or dispelled, he will have peace of mind.

Conquest of Fear (1960)

It is not through compulsion or rules or regulations that men can be transformed into divine beings. They all must have convincing experiences of their own. (Helpfulness and Love Towards All)

Autobiography of Swami Sivananda (1958)

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