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A contemporary spiritual leader known for founding the Art of Living Foundation, which focuses on personal well-being and global peace through meditation and service. His teachings blend ancient wisdom with practical tools for stress relief, emotional balance, and humanitarian work. He emphasizes the importance of spirituality in daily life and has been a proponent of interfaith dialogue and social initiatives aimed at fostering global harmony.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Icon Image
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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A contemporary spiritual leader known for founding the Art of Living Foundation, which focuses on personal well-being and global peace through meditation and service. His teachings blend ancient wisdom with practical tools for stress relief, emotional balance, and humanitarian work. He emphasizes the importance of spirituality in daily life and has been a proponent of interfaith dialogue and social initiatives aimed at fostering global harmony.

Peace is our very nature, and yoga leads you to inner peace.

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

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Whatever you put attention on will start manifesting in your life. Intention, attention, manifestation; that is how the universe works.

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The master is presence. The world is relativity and relativity has limitations. Presence is unlimited.

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When you consider Life as sacred, Nature waits on you

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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.

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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 others, it is your own mind.

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

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The entire universe is just an expression, projection, of the Being, of the Self. Within this small body, you are able to experience the infinite space.

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If you see long term benefit in doing something, but short term pain then you should do it.

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No emotions are bad. But if they stay for long, then it is bad. Emotions should be like a line drawn on the surface of water.

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

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When people lose faith in the natural goodness of the human character, the lack of trust in spiritual goodness, that is one reason why corruption has become so widespread today.

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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.

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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

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Have 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.

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Navratri represents how the negativity can be conquered by the inherent positive qualities in us.

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Worldly love can be like an ocean, yet an ocean has a bottom. Divine love is like the sky - limitless, infinite. From the bottom of the ocean soar into the vast sky.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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