Misery is not given by anyone or anything in life. It is your own mind which makes you miserable or happy and uplifted.
SRI SRI RAVI SHANKARFaith is giving the divine a chance to act.
More Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wake up and realize this is all made up of thoughts, just thoughts. Your appreciation of beauty is a thought; your aversion to an object that is ugly is a thought. Your craving or aversion is nothing but a passing thought in the mind. Realize this is just a thought and you will be free.
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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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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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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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Either a princess or a pauper can feel generous. Generosity is the quality of the spirit. When you feel generous your life becomes, abundant full of compassion and love.
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Make your smile cheaper and anger expensive!
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When your intentions are very pure and clear, nature brings support to you.
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Love is giving everything and taking nothing.
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Even stupid people have a role to play in your life. They make you wiser and more patient.
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