This classic Swami Sivananda kirtan of the eighteen-ities lists qualities that every aspirant should possess.

Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,

Sincerity, simplicity, veracity,

Equanimity, fixity, non-irritability,

Adaptability, humility, tenacity,

Integrity, nobility, magnanimity,

Charity, generosity, purity.

Practice daily these eighteen ‘ities’,

You will soon attain immortality.

Brahman is the only real entity,

Mr. So and so is a false non-entity.

You will abide in eternity and infinity;

You will behold unity in diversity;

You cannot attain this in the university.

You can attain this in the Forest University.

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Historical recording of Swami Sivananda, 1887-1963, one of the greatest yoga masters of modern India. To find out more about Swami Sivananda: http://www.sivanandaonline.org, http://my.yoga-vidya.org . Copyright the Divine Life Society .