Love is seeing God in the person next to us, and meditation is seeing God within us.
SRI SRI RAVI SHANKARIf 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.
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Faith is giving the divine a chance to act.
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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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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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When you judge others, look at yourself – You too have flaws and the divine nature has accepted you with all your flaws. It doesn’t judge you. Who are you to judge?
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Faith is realizing that you always get what you need.
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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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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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Love is not an emotion. It is your very existence.
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Let your smile change the world! Never let the world change your smile!
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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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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 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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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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Real beauty is when you’re centered, when our mind is with the truth. That is how every baby is beautiful because they are centered.
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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!
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