Eating, drinking. sleeping, pro-creating. A little laughter, a lot of tears. Is this all there is to life? Don't die like a worm on the surface of the planet. WAKE UP and be all that you can be, you are so much more than that.
SivanandaRead
Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
Interpretation
What this quote means
Embrace action and truth rather than idleness.
This quote by Sivananda emphasizes the importance of living actively and intentionally. It encourages individuals to avoid the temptation of leisure and to seize every moment boldly, focusing on the realization of truth in their current existence.
Themes
ActionTruthLeisureBoldnessLife
In practice
Example use cases
A motivational speaker may use this quote to inspire an audience about the importance of taking risks.
More from Sivananda
All quotes βPut your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
SivanandaRead
Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament. His true guru will meet him along that path.
SivanandaRead
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
SivanandaRead
Adhere To - Faith, Unity, Sacrifice. Avoid - Back-biting, Falsehood and Crookedness. Admire - Frankness, Honesty, and Large-heartedness. Control - Tongue, Temper, and Tossing of the mind. Cultivate - Cosmic Love, Forgiveness and Patience. Hate - Lust, Anger, and Pride.
SivanandaRead
Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance.
SivanandaRead
Similar quotes
The only power you have on this planet is the power of your decisions.
Paulo CoelhoRead
No one has a prosperity so high and firm that two or three words can't dishearten it.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRead
When the world is storm-driven and bad things happen, then we need to know all the strong fortresses of the spirit which men have built through the ages.
Edith HamiltonRead
The best chess-player in Christendom may be little more than the best player of chess; but proficiency in whist implies capacity for success in all those more important undertakings where mind struggles with mind.
Edgar Allan PoeRead
The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job.
Thomas HardyRead
Sometimes the heart is so heavy that we turn away from it and forget that its throbbing is the wisest message of life, a wordless message that says, "Live, be, move, rejoice -- you are alive!" Without the heart's wise rhythm, we could not exist.
Michael JacksonRead