Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes

Worrying doesn't make any difference, but working does and spirituality gives one the strength to work

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.

To love is to see the divine in the person beside us, and to meditate is to see the divine within us.

Boredom is a blessing when it leads you to wisdom. And boredom is a curse when it leads you to frustration and depression.

Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.

We do yoga to make life more beautiful.. to stop misery from entering our world.

Curiosity is the beginning of the mind, Wonder is the end of the mind.

A successful man has the following qualities: A smile that doesn't die; patience; fearless mind; love; self- confidence; love for everybody.

What path you choose is not important. How intensely you pursue that path is much more important

This deep sense of feeling that, 'I am' blessed can help you overcome any obstacle in life. It gives you courage and confidence and it will open you up for grace to pour in.

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.

Take some time off to go within, in silence. With that, your charm becomes eternal, your love becomes unconditional & great strength arises.

Talk less, but with more awareness. Every word you use, use purposefully.

When you are unhappy, you are just coming in touch with your own boundaries. Turn the whole situation into a prayer & you will walk through it.

Life teaches you the art of letting go in every event. When you have learnt to let go, you will be joyful and as you start being joyful, more will be given to you.

Whatever is needed for you and your body will be taken care of, when you know this the lack will disappear from your life. When you realise ISHA permeates your everything you relax and are at ease - that is when things happen.

Nature loves you ten times more than a mother loves her newborn.

You are all that you are longing for.

Sickness is not just in the body, it could be in the mind, it could be in your intellect; it could be in the inhibitions of your intellect

Truth is hidden by the golden veil of the mundane. Pierce through this thin glittering sheath and know that you are the Sun

Have "eternal wait," infinite patience. When you have infinite patience, you will realize God belongs to you. Either through awareness or through practice you reach the same spot.

Lord Shiva is seated deep in everyone’s heart. He is Nirguna (One who is without form or its attributes). He is Nirakaar (Has no shape or form), and He is the Para-Brahman (Supreme transcendental Consciousness) that is all pervading. Believe in this. This is Rudra Puja

Longing gives you the power to bless. Bless the entire creation. For, the longing in you is God.

Spiritual blossoming simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions - being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.

The first thing we do when we're born is we breathe in, and we cry. And the last thing we do when we die is we breathe out, and other people cry.

The signs of good health are an intellect which is free from inhibition and arrogance, a heart which is full of compassion is healthy, a confusion-free mind, a trauma-free memory and a sorrow-free soul.

Your life is perfect, it is a perfect plan; it is a spontaneous miracle. It is both every moment.

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.

Celebration happens when the mind unites with the spirit.

Difference between motivation and inspiration - Motivation is external and short lived. Inspiration is internal and lifelong

One whose mind is turned inwards is ever in bliss

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.

Our breath plays a very important role in our life. The breath is the connecting link between the inner world of the mind and the outer world of the body and environment.

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."

Human evolution has two steps - from being somebody to being nobody; and from being nobody to being everybody. This knowledge can bring sharing and caring throughout the world.

When all doors are shut and you have nowhere to go, that is when you go within. Every crisis is an opportunity and you are the beginning.

Just open your eyes, shake your head, and look at what is happening in the world. It is amazing! This universe is amazing!

Just an intention to be free makes you immediately free!

Existence is a Fact, Living is an Art

Why do you think you are weak? Wake up and see you have all the strength.

When you move with this thought that 'I want', then the mind wanders. When you move with this thought that 'I have received', then you are content.

When you make Service your sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, focuses your mind and gives you meaning.

Make your home God's home and there will be light, love and abundance

Love is preserved by wisdom. Destroyed by demand, tested by doubt, nourished by longing. It blossoms with faith and grows with gratitude.

Let your smile change the world! Never let the world change your smile!

If 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.

A game is where you win and lose, and both are part of it. When there is more chance of losing, it is more charming. The game has value when it is tough. So some little problems that come in life are part of the whole game.

The source of your mind is love and whatever you do to go to that source, is spiritual practice.