You will find the Divine in the last place, because once you find it, you will not go on searching.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarWherever there is sincerity & talent, people do recognize them. It may take some time but we should have some patience and hold on to our passion.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarTo be free from ignorance you need knowledge. The mind should turn inward. Silence takes the mind inward and helps you to recognize who you are.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarFaith is the subject of the head. Devotion is the subject of the heart and meditation connects both.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarA 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.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSpirituality is a harmonious blend of outer silence and inner celebration; and also inner silence and outer celebration!
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarI tell you, deep inside you is a fountain of bliss, a fountain of joy. Deep inside your center core is truth, light, love, there is no guilt there, there is no fear there. Psychologists have never looked deep enough.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarJust as when spring comes, Nature celebrates, When Navaratri comes, the Spirit celebrates.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarLet my hands be of service to people. Let me earn wisdom through my hands. Let my hands do good work
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarIn the Vedic Calender, the year 2013 is said to be the year of Victory. Victory of the Good over Bad.It is said to begin in the end of march.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarPurpose of words is to create silence. Purpose of action is to bring deep rest. Purpose of deep rest is to bring you fulfillment. In fulfillment you find joy, bliss
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarKeeping the mind happy makes work effortless. This is the skill for productivity!
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarThere is freedom when you realize that you are just a witness to all that is happening.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarWhen the mind is free of fear, guilt, anger and is more centered, then it holds the power to heal any ailment.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarShiva is chidambaram, like the inner sky. Shiva is the inner sky of consciousness
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarMuch energy is wasted in trying to charm others. And in wanting to charm - I tell you, the opposite happens
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarWith charity, money is purified. By service, our actions are purified. With music, our emotions are purified and with knowledge our intellect is purified.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarPeople search for joy everywhere not knowing that the Self is the source of all joy
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarLife is a combination of destiny and free will. Rain is destiny; whether you get wet or not is free will!
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarIf you are not having good experiences in meditation, then do more seva you will gain merit and your meditation will be deeper. When you bring some relief or freedom to someone through seva, good vibrations and blessings come to you
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarDon't postpone your happiness until some perfect future date. Be happy now, tomorrow will take care of itself.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSuccess means crossing a limit. To cross a limit you need to assume that you have a limit. Assuming a limit is underestimating yourself. If you have no boundaries then where is your success?
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSpirituality is allowing compassion and love to flourish. When belongness begins, corruption ends.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarA Guru is there to show you what you are. You are not different from Me. Whatever I am, that is what you are.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarPleasure simply brings more craving, but the problem is that we try to get contentment through pleasure. True contentment can only come through service.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarYou have nothing to lose. All that you can lose is your tension and your worry, your little-mindedness, fear, and anxiety. And fear and anxiety, tension and worry in the small, little mind will keep the mind from being free, will keep the mind from experiencing its infinite potential, will keep the mind from becoming more powerful on this planet.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarService brings merit, merit allows you to go deeper in meditation, meditation brings back your smile.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarYour worries, your feelings, your thoughts arise in your own mind. You are totally responsible for all your feelings - how you feel, what you think, what you do... You are responsible.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarWe are always looking for solutions from someone else. We forget that if we turn our mind inward, we can get some ideas, some solutions.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarIn true love there is no heart break. A broken heat means broken demands, broken expectations and broken hopes.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarFeeling and experiencing infinity within this finite body, living timelessness within the time span of life - this is what you are here for
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarWhen you become content in life, you gain the power to bless others. This is the law of nature.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarHave this faith that someone is there to take away your weaknesses. Ok, you slipped once, twice, thrice. It does not matter. Keep moving ahead. People take vows never to commit mistakes again. Breaking the vows makes it worse. Surrendering is better
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarIn always wanting to be comfortable, you become lazy. In always wanting perfection, you become angry. In always wanting to be rich, you become greedy.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSpiritual knowledge improves intuitive ability, innovative ability and communication.
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