Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes - Page 4

Love is giving everything and taking nothing

For external beauty, you put on things; for real beauty, you have to drop all things. For external beauty you have to have make-up; for real beauty you only have to realize that you are already made up.

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!

People search for joy everywhere not knowing that the Self is the source of all joy

There is freedom when you realize that you are just a witness to all that is happening.

You should be dynamic, and still be soft in the heart. You should stand against injustice and simultaneously, be compassionate within you, like a saint. Be a saint and a soldier, together

why can't we control our anger? because we love perfection. make a little room for imperfection in our lives.

Mind without agitation is meditation. Mind in the present moment is meditation. Mind that has no hesitation, no anticipation is meditation. Mind that has come back home, to the source, is meditation. Mind that becomes no mind is meditation.

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

If you ever feel lonely and feel that no one loves you and cares for you - remember me.

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

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

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

Peace is the first step to equip yourself to face problems. Once you find the peace and the inner strength, then you can face any problem. It won’t even appear as a problem then.

Nature will never confront you with a problem you can't solve. You already have the answer, that is why the question appears before you.

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

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

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.

You 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.

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

Your love is unique. Let love remain love, don’t give it any name. The love that is defined by a relationship is limited. The love that is beyond relationships, that is true love

Know that humiliation does not weaken you, it strengthens you. The more egoistic you are, the more humiliation you feel. When you are childlike and have a greater sense of kinship, you do not feel humiliated. When you are steeped in love with the Existence, with the Divine, nothing whatsoever can humiliate you.

Life is more than matter. If it were just matter, there would be no need for comfort. Matter does not feel comfort or discomfort, beauty or ugliness, love or compassion, joy or sorrow. Will a chair ever feel sorry or happy? No, matter does not have these finer values. They belong to the realm of the spirit. But life is also more than spirit. If it were just spirit, there would be no need for water, food, or rest. Human life is a combination of both matter and spirit.

Only the heart can speak or hear that which is authentic

Get out of your comfort zone and bring comfort to others.