The 12 Exhortations Of Vedanta are from the book titled 'The Vedanta Way to Peace and Happiness' written by Swami Adiswarananda
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Sasivekalu Ganesha at Hampi - It is said that the stomach of Ganesha here resembles the shape of a mustard seed and hence the name as sasivekalu means mustard seed. |
- If you want happiness, reduce your dependencies.
- If you want joy, reduce your desires.
- If you want peace, reduce your ego.
- If you want security, keep the instincts of sex and palate under control.
- If you hope for the best, be prepared for the worst.
- Face the fact that there is no life without suffering.
- Face the problems by overcoming them.
- Face the changes of life by falling back on the changeless.
- Face death by knowing the deathless in yourself; face the uncertainties of life by making them a part of your life.
- Face the past by acting on the living present.
- Face the nightmares by waking up.
- Face the sufferings by developing immunity against them.
Swami Adiswarananda
(Source : The Vedanta Way