Your life is perfect, it is a perfect plan; it is a spontaneous miracle. It is both every moment.
SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on life
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar96 quotes“Your life is perfect, it is a perfect plan; it is a spontaneous miracle. It is both every moment.”
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