Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes
If something is not working today, then something better is in store. This surety should be in our mind.
Love is seeing God in the person next to us, and meditation is seeing God within us.
Look at your life in contrast with the magnitude of creation, space and time. Your life becomes insignificant. Ego disappears.
If there are ripples on the surface of a lake, we cannot see the depth. Similarly unless the mind is restful, we cannot experience the harmony and union within us.
Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.
Faith makes you stable and steady. It brings out the totality in you. Consolidation of your energy is faith. Dissemination of energy is doubt.
When there is a fountain of colours, they add charm to your life. In ignorance, emotions are a bother; in knowledge, the same emotions add colours.. enjoy the day with Wisdom!
People search for joy everywhere not knowing that the Self is the source of all joy
Spiritual knowledge improves intuitive ability, innovative ability and communication.
Misery is not given by anyone or anything in life. It is your own mind which makes you miserable or happy and uplifted.
The Path of Love is not a tedious Path. It's a Path of joy. It's a Path of singing and dancing. It's not a desert. It is a valley of flowers
When you move with this thought that 'I want', then the mind wanders. When you move with this thought that 'I have received', then you are content.
Take some time off to go within, in silence. With that, your charm becomes eternal, your love becomes unconditional & great strength arises.
Accept people and situations as they are in life and then take action. The moment you do this, you'll see you are out of the confusion about anything in life.
When you are unhappy, you are just coming in touch with your own boundaries. Turn the whole situation into a prayer & you will walk through it.
Service brings merit, merit allows you to go deeper in meditation, meditation brings back your smile.
If you make someone feel guilty about their mistake, then you have not forgiven them. That guilt is itself punishment.
Meditate. A few minutes of deep meditation will connect you with the ocean of intuition deep within you.
Your desire for perfection is the cause of anger. Leave room for imperfection. Perfection in action is almost impossible.
You will find the Divine in the last place, because once you find it, you will not go on searching.
Acceptance does not mean inaction; acceptance is actually acknowledging the present situation.
Repose in that peaceful, cool, calm, serene depth of your Being. You know, this is something immensely valuable and precious
Wherever there is sincerity & talent, people do recognize them. It may take some time but we should have some patience and hold on to our passion.
You should be dynamic, and still be soft in the heart. You should stand against injustice and simultaneously, be compassionate within you, like a saint. Be a saint and a soldier, together
Feeling and experiencing infinity within this finite body, living timelessness within the time span of life - this is what you are here for
When attention is given to the spiritual aspect of one's life, it brings a sense of belongingness, and responsibility, compassion and caring for the whole of humanity.
Human evolution has two steps - from being somebody to being nobody; and from being nobody to being everybody. This knowledge can bring sharing and caring throughout the world.
Difference between motivation and inspiration - Motivation is external and short lived. Inspiration is internal and lifelong
Life teaches you the art of letting go in every event. When you have learnt to let go, you will be joyful and as you start being joyful, more will be given to you.
Let the mind calm down and the heart start to open. Then everything will be very obvious.
If you are a taker of happiness you get misery, if you are a giver of happiness you get joy and love.
Make the whole life a game. There is no purpose there is no aim, nothing. Just take it lightly, easily. Play the game. that is worship, which is celebration.
Faith is realizing that you always get what you need.
why can't we control our anger? because we love perfection. make a little room for imperfection in our lives.
Don’t keep your head turned backwards. Look ahead and move on. You are trying to walk forward with your head turned backward. This is why you feel miserable. Just let go!
If you're saddened by another's sorrow, then sorrow will never come to you. If you are happy at another's joy then joy will never leave you.
The knowledge that unites love and wisdom, that uplifts the spirit is spirituality. The knowledge which gives you a broad vision and a big heart is spirituality.
In meditation, healing can happen. When the mind is calm, alert and totally contented, then it is like a laser beam - it is very powerful and healing can happen.