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“Don't Fall in love, Rise in Love!”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“If something can bring you great pleasure, it can also bring you pain.”
― His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Ashtavakra Gita

“Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not other, it is your own mind.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“But joy is never tomorrow; it is always now.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Celebrating Silence

“Creativity can only come from silence. If we maintain two minutes of silence every day, then we will see that a whole new dimension of life opens up.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Management Mantras

“Love is not an emotion. It is your very existence.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“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.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Faith is realizing that you always get what you need.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Celebrating Silence

“I 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 Shankar

“Today is a gift from God - that is why it is called the present.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Celebrating Silence

“When you share your misery, it will not diminish. When you fail to share your joy, it diminishes. Share your problems only with the Divine, not with anyone else, as that will only increase the problems. Share your joy with everyone.

Listen to others; yet do not listen. If your mind gets stuck in their problems, not only are they miserable, but you also become miserable.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Celebrating Silence

“Activity and rest are two vital aspects of life. To find a balance in them is a skill in itself. Wisdom is knowing when to have rest, when to have activity, and how much of each to have. Finding them in each other - activity in rest and rest in activity - is the ultimate freedom.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Celebrating Silence

“Difference between motivation and inspiration - Motivation is external and short lived. Inspiration is internal and lifelong”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“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.

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― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“In 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 Shankar, Celebrating Silence

“Knowledge is a burden if it robs you of innocence.
Knowledge is a burden if it is not integrated into life.
Knowledge is a burden if it doesn't bring joy.
Knowledge is a burden if it gives you an idea that you are wise.
Knowledge is a burden if it doesn't set you free.
Knowledge is a burden if it makes you feel you are special.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, An Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker, Volume 5