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.
SRI SRI RAVI SHANKARLove is giving everything and taking nothing.
More Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes
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Faith makes you stable and steady. It brings out the totality in you. Consolidation of your energy is faith. Dissemination of energy is doubt.
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A plant has to be watered but when it grows into a tree, it is no longer necessary. Similarly, if the inner consciousness becomes stronger, all these vikaar (distortions) get erased. Vishranti vikar mita (Deep rest removes negativity). There is no rest deeper than meditation.
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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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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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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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Let the mind calm down and the heart start to open. Then everything will be very obvious.
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We need to do a cleansing process within ourselves. In sleep we get rid of fatigue, but the deeper stresses remain in our body. Sudarshan Kriya cleanses the system from the inside. The breath has a great secret to offer.
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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.
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If we sit deep in meditation, the glow within the body will brighten, and will expand and spread outside. That is Devi Puja.
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Spiritual blossoming simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions – being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.
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When your intentions are very pure and clear, nature brings support to you.
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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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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.
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Want, or desire, arises when you are not happy. Have you seen this? When you are very happy then there is contentment. Contentment means no want.
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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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