Today is a gift from God – that is why it is called the present.
SRI SRI RAVI SHANKARFor external beauty, you put on things; for real beauty, you have to drop all things. For external beauty you have to have make-up; for real beauty you only have to realize that you are already made up.
More Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes
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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.
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Love is seeing God in the person next to us, and meditation is seeing God within us.
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Life is nothing to be very serious about. Life is a ball in your hands to play with. Don’t hold on to the ball.
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People search for joy everywhere not knowing that the Self is the source of all joy.
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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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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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The quality of our lives depends on the quality of our minds.
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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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Mind without agitation is meditation. Mind in the present moment is meditation. Mind that has no hesitation, no anticipation is meditation. Mind that has come back home, to the source, is meditation. Mind that becomes no mind is meditation.
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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.
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Love is preserved by wisdom. Destroyed by demand, tested by doubt, nourished by longing. It blossoms with faith and grows with gratitude.
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Nature loves you ten times more than a mother loves her newborn.
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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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Whatever you put attention on will start manifesting in your life. Intention, attention, manifestation; that is how the universe works.
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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.
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Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind.
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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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Let the mind calm down and the heart start to open. Then everything will be very obvious.
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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.
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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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When everything is in abundance, dispassion happens. And when dispassion is there, everything comes in abundance.
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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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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!
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If you are a taker of happiness you get misery, if you are a giver of happiness you get joy and love.
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Feeling and experiencing infinity within this finite body, living timelessness within the time span of life – this is what you are here for.
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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.
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