I.R. Shankar Quotes

To love is to see the divine in the person beside us, and to meditate is to see the divine within us.

The purpose of laughter is to bring one to silence, and the purpose of silence is to bring one to laughter.

When you make Service your sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, focuses your mind and gives you meaning.

Much energy is wasted in trying to charm others. And in wanting to charm - I tell you, the opposite happens

Beauty is an inner phenomenon. Beauty is not in objects, not in people, not even in the eyes of the beholder. It lies in the heart of every person

When you are fully present, you are truly living; the rest of the time, you are merely existing

We are always looking for solutions from someone else. We forget that if we turn our mind inward, we can get some ideas, some solutions.

The criteria for success: you are free, you live in the present moment, you are useful to the people around you, and you feel love for all humanity.

Peace is the first step to equip yourself to face problems. Once you find the peace and the inner strength, then you can face any problem. It won’t even appear as a problem then.

Boredom is a blessing when it leads you to wisdom. And boredom is a curse when it leads you to frustration and depression.

Space and silence are synonymous. Joy, fulfillment brings the silence. Desire brings noise. Silence is the cure, because in silence you come back to the source, and that creates joy

Curiosity is the beginning of the mind, Wonder is the end of the mind.

How do we get out of our small mind? When we enquire into the core of our existence. What is life? Who am I? This spirit of self-inquiry can awaken something inside you.

Navratri represents how the negativity can be conquered by the inherent positive qualities in us.

The whole creation is the dance of one consciousness

When you are totally defenseless, that's when you'll be strong.

For those who do not have faith in God, fear is a way to protect them. But if faith is strong, there is no anxiety about something in danger.

The positive aspect of competition in a business scenario is it helps you to be more alert and innovative.

Success means crossing a limit. To cross a limit you need to assume that you have a limit. Assuming a limit is underestimating yourself. If you have no boundaries then where is your success?

Practice meditation. Become a seeker. Walk the path of the seeker. You will get the best of everything the world has to offer.

Peace is our very nature, and yoga leads you to inner peace.

Everywhere you see in creation there is Divine love. Love is the highest force, the greatest force, and the simplest

When you are happy time appears shorter, when you are sad time appears longer. And in meditation we transcend time!

I’m here now, I’m inevitably going to die at some point, and as an artist I feel an ardent urge to constantly be creating.

I don't subscribe to the school of thought that as a feature film producer I shouldn't dabble in television, web content, or even comic books...

I have a burning desire to entertain and different mediums allow me to do this in different ways.

I love acting. I'm able to express myself and not get made fun of for it.

How do you keep cheer when you go from beautiful to bald in three days?

What Sri Chinmoy does is God-given! He has a tremendous, a fantastic creative urge.

There is nothing for you to take away from this world. You have come to give.

Your richness is on your ability to share and not in how much you have.

When you become content in life, you gain the power to bless others. This is the law of nature.

What path you choose is not important. How intensely you pursue that path is much more important

Do not make an effort to impress others. When you come from the self, your expression is perfect and your impression lasts for ages.

Existence is a Fact, Living is an Art

Life works on strange laws of nature (Karma). One never knows when a friend turns enemy & vice-versa. Rely on your Self; self-reliance

When you are infinitely indebted for your body, for Knowledge, for things you have received, and for your own life, then you bask in the abundance of the Creator

Love combined with wisdom is bliss, and that is devotion. Devotion is a strong bond, a sense of belongingness. Everybody is born with it. It’s just like becoming a child again

You should have desires, but the desires should not have you.

Joy is never tomorrow it's always now!

You are always a winner. Sometimes you win, sometimes you make others win.

Sickness is not just in the body, it could be in the mind, it could be in your intellect; it could be in the inhibitions of your intellect

Faith is what? Faith is to love something you have no idea about.

That which you cannot express is Love. That which you cannot reject/renounce is Beauty. That which you cannot avoid is the Truth.

Suffering is a product of limited knowledge.

When people lose faith in the natural goodness of the human character, the lack of trust in spiritual goodness, that is one reason why corruption has become so widespread today.

Reaction and non-action both create karma, but conscious action transcends karma.

If you are bombarded by so many thoughts in solitude, you are in ignorance. If you are calm even amidst a crowd then you are in knowledge.

The rush to enjoy robs the joy from life and only denies the happiness and freedom of here and now.

When every action of yours is preceded by witnessing, then every move you make in this world becomes perfect and significant.