Love is seeing God in the person next to us, and meditation is seeing God within us.
SRI SRI RAVI SHANKARCelebration happens when the mind unites with the spirit.
More Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes
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The entire universe is one whole, when you drop holding on to your limited boundaries, then what you gain is the entire universe.
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Don’t focus on what others want. See what it is that you want. When you stop looking inside and look at others, that is when you miss the boat.
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All these seven colors are part of one rainbow, yet they are all different. They have their own quality, their own identity, their own flavor to it. So it is a rainbow. The Divine loves diversity, that is why he made us all different.
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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.
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When mind controls man, it’s … Bhoga (bondage). But when man controls mind, it’s…Yoga
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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.
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Life is a combination of destiny and free will. Rain is destiny; whether you get wet or not is free will!
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Let your smile change the world! Never let the world change your smile!
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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.
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Today is a gift from God – that is why it is called the present.
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When a storm comes, it is the trees that get uprooted. Be as humble as the grass and nothing can touch you.
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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.
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Let the mind calm down and the heart start to open. Then everything will be very obvious.
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People search for joy everywhere not knowing that the Self is the source of all joy.
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Even if you win in ego it is a loss. Even if you lose in love it is a victory.
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Love is not an emotion. It is your very existence.
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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.
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Whatever you put attention on will start manifesting in your life. Intention, attention, manifestation; that is how the universe works.
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What puts you on the road is your desire to enjoy. What brings you home is being in love.
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Being unconditionally happy is a practice: “Come what may, today I’m going to smile. Anyway, everything is going to die! Everything is going to vanish and disappear-so what! Who cares! Let me at least be happy, smile this moment, enjoy my very breath.”
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To grow in unconditional love and in beauty is spirituality.
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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
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Misery is not given by anyone or anything in life. It is your own mind which makes you miserable or happy and uplifted.
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What path you choose is not important. How intensely you pursue that path is much more important.
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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.
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Love is giving everything and taking nothing.
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