Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes

Life works on strange laws of nature (Karma).
One never knows when a friend turns enemy & vice-versa.
Rely on your Self; self-reliance

Worry is the enemy of love. You cannot be in love and be worried at the same time.

Joy is never tomorrow it's always now!

Meditation is the journey from sound to silence, from movement to stillness, from a limited identity to unlimited space.

The best form of worship is to be happy, to be grateful.

There is no use getting angry at something that has already happened.All you can do is your best to check it doesn't happen again.

The quality of our lives depends on the quality of our minds.

Sadhana is the real currency that you can use anywhere

Even if you win in ego it is a loss. Even if you lose in love it is a victory.

See the possibility that people and things can change at any time and don't hold on to judgements.

Today is a gift from God - that is why it is called the present.

A sign of intelligence is to see the One in many and find the many in One.

In true love there is no heart break. A broken heat means broken demands, broken expectations and broken hopes.

Problems are here in this world so that we can realize our purpose in this world.

I have received and I want to give. This is the path to happiness and contentment.

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

When mind controls man, it's ... Bhoga (bondage). But when man controls mind, it's ... Yoga

Spirituality is a harmonious blend of outer silence and inner celebration; and also inner silence and outer celebration!

The criteria for success: you are free, you live in the present moment, you are useful to the people around you, and you feel love for all humanity.

Drop all your botheration to me and be free of worry

Meditation is the only way you can transcend the negative thoughts, and then positive thoughts will come spontaneously & automatically.

Technology has made the world into a Village. Spirituality has made it into a Global Family.

A goal or cause in life, will help you come out of your hunger for insatiable desires.

You will find the Divine in the last place, because once you find it, you will not go on searching.

Dissolving the name is awareness.
Dissolving the form is meditation.
The world is name and form.
Bliss transcends name and form.

The more you give, the more you will get. Then life will become a sheer dance of love.

We are always looking for solutions from someone else. We forget that if we turn our mind inward, we can get some ideas, some solutions.

When you are fully present, you are truly living; the rest of the time, you are merely existing

Have respect for yourself and no one can take away your self respect.

Be light. Smile. Drop. Learn the tendency to drop and smile and move through.

You are always a winner. Sometimes you win, sometimes you make others win.

If you make someone feel guilty about their mistake, then you have not forgiven them. That guilt is itself punishment.

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.

Never underestimate your life. It is most precious. You never know what talents are hidden within you and what you have to offer to the world!

Happiness depends only on your mind. When the mind is free of past impressions and future cravings, happiness is there.

Existence is a Fact, Living is an Art

When you are totally defenseless, that's when you'll be strong.

The bigger our vision for the world, the less personal worries we have.

If we sit deep in meditation, the glow within the body will brighten, and will expand and spread outside. That is Devi Puja

The rush to enjoy robs the joy from life and only denies the happiness and freedom of here and now.

Faith is giving the divine a chance to act.

Only the heart can speak or hear that which is authentic

Walk lightly on this # planet and yet leave such a # footprint that cannot be erased for thousands of years!

Every emotion is connected with the breath. If you change the breath, change the rhythm, you can change the emotion.

When the energy is high and when there is love, healing happens automatically!

Life is a combination of destiny and free will. Rain is destiny; whether you get wet or not is free will!

Favorable and unfavorable conditions are part of living but smiling through them all is the Art of Living.

When the mind is free of fear, guilt, anger and is more centered, then it holds the power to heal any ailment.

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

Love is not an emotion. It is your very existence.

When someone is drowning in the ocean of attachments, Surrender is the life jacket they can put on and wait for the rescue team

Even stupid people have a role to play
in your life. They make you wiser and
more patient.

For success in life you need yukti (skill) and shakti (strength), Bhakti (Devotion ) and Mukti (Freedom).

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.

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

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

Effort is the key in the relative; effortlessness is the key to the Absolute.

Devi energy (shakti) is there within all of us. Devi is not somewhere else, not in some other world. It is within us - Devi Shakti

Reaction and non-action both create karma, but conscious action transcends karma.

Much energy is wasted in trying to charm others. And in wanting to charm - I tell you, the opposite happens

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

To 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.

Don't focus on what others want. See what it is that you want.
When you stop looking inside and look at others, that is when you miss the boat.

Knowledge of life brings confidence. Knowledge of death makes you fearless and centered.

Meditation is the delicate art of doing nothing.

Look at your life in contrast with the magnitude of creation, space and time. Your life becomes insignificant. Ego disappears.

Healthy is being physically strong, mentally calm and steady and emotionally soft

Life is nothing to be very serious about. Life is a ball in your hands to play with. Don't hold on to the ball.

Satguru knows that there is no death to the disciple. Atma never dies. Even after death he continues to get direction on the path

One whose mind is turned inwards is ever in bliss

Remember those wonderful moments you have had. Sit and be with it. In that very memory your entire Being gets back to that state

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

That which you cannot express is Love.
That which you cannot reject/renounce is Beauty.
That which you cannot avoid is the Truth.

Be ready to face the worst. This will leave you with stability in your mind.

Everything in this creation is a sign of celebration.

You are solidified silence, awareness. A thousand hours of speech cannot equal one glance: a hundred glances cannot equal a minute of silence

Sadhyojata means creating every moment anew, knowing every moment new.' We are used to a certain dimension, so this may go beyond you.

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

The wave uniting with its depth is yoga.

Faith is what? Faith is to love something you have no idea about.

When you wish # good for others, good things come back to you.

When you consider Life as sacred,Nature waits on you

One who can learn to flow with the current as well as manage the current is the successful one.

Acceptance does not mean inaction; acceptance is actually acknowledging the present situation.

Your desire for perfection is the cause of anger. Leave room for imperfection. Perfection in action is almost impossible.

Contentment and happiness! Do everything happily. Walk,
talk, sit happily; even if you complain against somebody,
do it happily.

The best form of service is to uplift someone's state of mind.

The third one is culturing the mind. One who has never meditated has no right to even touch the book of Ashtavakra.

Love is giving everything and taking nothing

Feeling and experiencing infinity within this finite body, living timelessness within the time span of life - this is what you are here for

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

Faith makes you stable and steady. It brings out the totality in you. Consolidation of your energy is faith. Dissemination of energy is doubt.

If you can win over your mind, you can win over the whole world.

Our words are there to bless people and bring peace to 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.

When you become content in life, you gain the power to bless others. This is the law of nature.

You should have desires, but the desires should not have you.

Don't Fall in love, Rise in Love!

Dvityadvai bhayam bhavati which means, Fear is the result of duality.

Do not be feverish about success, if your aim is clear and you have patience to move towards it, nature will support you.