I.R. Shankar Quotes

Shiva is chidambaram, like the inner sky. Shiva is the inner sky of consciousness

Today is a gift from God - that is why it is called the present.

Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind.

Love is giving everything and taking nothing

If we sit deep in meditation, the glow within the body will brighten, and will expand and spread outside. That is Devi Puja

When all doors are shut and you have nowhere to go, that is when you go within. Every crisis is an opportunity and you are the beginning.

People who have gone, are still here, in us. Places we came from, are carried to the places we go.

For success in life you need yukti (skill) and shakti (strength), Bhakti (Devotion ) and Mukti (Freedom).

Every moment you spend on this planet, remember that you are here for a unique purpose & cause, far greater than to just eat, sleep & talk.

When heart speaks and heart listens, harmony is produced. When head talks and head listens, argument is produced.

Your love is unique. Let love remain love, don’t give it any name. The love that is defined by a relationship is limited. The love that is beyond relationships, that is true love

Love is preserved by wisdom. Destroyed by demand, tested by doubt, nourished by longing. It blossoms with faith and grows with gratitude.

Dream the impossible. Know that you are born in this world to do something wonderful and unique; don't let this opportunity pass by. Give yourself the freedom to dream and think big.

Every emotion is connected with the breath. If you change the breath, change the rhythm, you can change the emotion.

Pop changes week to week, month to month. But great music is like literature.

Even stupid people have a role to play in your life. They make you wiser and more patient.

Meditation is the journey from sound to silence, from movement to stillness, from a limited identity to unlimited space.

Favorable and unfavorable conditions are part of living but smiling through them all is the Art of Living.

Whatever you put attention on will start manifesting in your life. Intention, attention, manifestation; that is how the universe works.

Don't postpone your happiness until some perfect future date. Be happy now, tomorrow will take care of itself.

A child does not try to know the mother, it simply has faith in her. In the same way, having faith in the Divine is the source of the greatest strength.

If you are unhappy, even the moon irritates you, sweet things nauseate, music disturbs. When you are calm and centered inside, noise is musical, clouds are magical, rain is liquid love.

Devi energy (shakti) is there within all of us. Devi is not somewhere else, not in some other world. It is within us - Devi Shakti

When a storm comes, it is the trees that get uprooted. Be as humble as the grass and nothing can touch you.

If you are passionate, be passionate about the highest, the most wonderful, and the most beautiful. Be passionate about this entire creation for everything is so beautiful.

Life is a combination of destiny and free will. Rain is destiny; whether you get wet or not is free will!

Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not others, it is your own mind.

When everything is in abundance, dispassion happens. And when dispassion is there, everything comes in abundance.

Material wealth does not equate to success. Equanimity and peace of mind does

Nature will never confront you with a problem you can't solve. You already have the answer, that is why the question appears before you.

Purpose of words is to create silence. Purpose of action is to bring deep rest. Purpose of deep rest is to bring you fulfillment. In fulfillment you find joy, bliss

If you see long term benefit in doing something, but short term pain then you should do it.

If you ever feel lonely and feel that no one loves you and cares for you - remember me.

There is freedom when you realize that you are just a witness to all that is happening.

To grow in unconditional love and in beauty is spirituality.

Don't Fall in love, Rise in Love!

Events bring you small joy, while #‎ existence brings you bliss.

A healthy mind always likes to adore others, elevate them. An unhealthy mind likes to pull everything down.

What puts you on the road is your desire to enjoy. What brings you home is being in love

Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you.

Enthusiasm is the nature of life. Become one whose enthusiasm never dies.

Ego is just a feeling of having a wall between you and others. There is no wall. You belong to me and I belong to you. You are accepted the way you are.

Spiritual blossoming simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions - being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.

Pleasure simply brings more craving, but the problem is that we try to get contentment through pleasure. True contentment can only come through service.

Foolishness is giving up without any effort or not giving up after putting in all your effort. Secret of freedom is putting all your effort and giving up!

When mind controls man, it’s ... Bhoga (bondage). But when man controls mind, it’s...Yoga

Have a goal in life. When water is everywhere, it is a flood, but if it is in between banks, it is a river. It is nice to have a goal, so your life force gets channelized!

Make the Universal personal and you become richer, wiser and stronger. Make the personal Universal and you will find freedom, compassion and love

Just an intention to be free makes you immediately free!

Spirituality is allowing compassion and love to flourish. When belongness begins, corruption ends.