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.
Keeping the mind open to new ideas, not being too anxious about success, putting 100% effort and meditation is the formula for entrepreneurs.
You should have desires, but the desires should not have you.
Shiva is chidambaram, like the inner sky. Shiva is the inner sky of consciousness.
See the possibility that people and things can change at any time and don't hold on to judgements.
Hold on to your dreams, one day, it will come true.
A Guru is there to show you what you are. You are not different from Me. Whatever I am, that is what you are.
With charity, money is purified. By service, our actions are purified. With music, our emotions are purified and with knowledge our intellect is purified.
In Samadhi, that very deep state of meditation, you are given energy and long-lasting bliss. It carries you higher and higher until your very presence radiates love.
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
Spirituality is a harmonious blend of outer silence and inner celebration; and also inner silence and outer celebration!
Why do you think you are weak? Wake up and see you have all the strength.
Health is not the mere absence of disease, it is the dynamic expression of life.
Real beauty is when you're centered, when our mind is with the truth. That is how every baby is beautiful because they are centered.
Whatever you put attention on will start manifesting in your life. Intention, attention, manifestation; that is how the universe works.
Feel indebted. Feel grateful. Then abundance grows.
Faith is the subject of the head. Devotion is the subject of the heart and meditation connects both.
Material wealth does not equate to success. Equanimity and peace of mind does
When you are infinitely indebted for your body, for Knowledge, for things you have received, and for your own life, then you bask in the abundance of the Creator.
Love is the essence of the universe. Love in action is service.
To love someone whom you like is insignificant. To love someone because they love you is of no consequence. To love someone whom you do not like means you have learned a lesson in life. To love someone who blames you for no reason shows that you have learned the art of living.
Curiosity is the beginning of the mind, Wonder is the end of the mind.
Make your smile cheaper and anger expensive!
Everything in this creation is a sign of celebration.
