Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes

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

Space and silence are synonymous. Joy, fulfillment brings the silence. Desire brings noise. Silence is the cure, because in silence you come back to the source, and that creates joy

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

How do we get out of our small mind? When we enquire into the core of our existence. What is life? Who am I? This spirit of self-inquiry can awaken something inside you.

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

The whole creation is the dance of one consciousness

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

For those who do not have faith in God, fear is a way to protect them. But if faith is strong, there is no anxiety about something in danger.

The positive aspect of competition in a business scenario is it helps you to be more alert and innovative.

Success means crossing a limit. To cross a limit you need to assume that you have a limit. Assuming a limit is underestimating yourself. If you have no boundaries then where is your success?

Practice meditation. Become a seeker. Walk the path of the seeker. You will get the best of everything the world has to offer.

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

Everywhere you see in creation there is Divine love. Love is the highest force, the greatest force, and the simplest

When you are happy time appears shorter, when you are sad time appears longer. And in meditation we transcend time!

There is nothing for you to take away from this world. You have come to give.

Your richness is on your ability to share and not in how much you have.

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

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

Do not make an effort to impress others. When you come from the self, your expression is perfect and your impression lasts for ages.

Existence is a Fact, Living is an Art

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

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 combined with wisdom is bliss, and that is devotion. Devotion is a strong bond, a sense of belongingness. Everybody is born with it. It’s just like becoming a child again

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

Joy is never tomorrow it's always now!

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

Sickness is not just in the body, it could be in the mind, it could be in your intellect; it could be in the inhibitions of your intellect

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

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

Suffering is a product of limited knowledge.

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.

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

If you are bombarded by so many thoughts in solitude, you are in ignorance. If you are calm even amidst a crowd then you are in knowledge.

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

When every action of yours is preceded by witnessing, then every move you make in this world becomes perfect and significant.

A poor man celebrates the New Year once a year. A rich man celebrates each day. But the richest man celebrates every moment.

We communicate much more through our presence than the words.

Knowledge is the vaccination that keeps you away from the flu of misery

Everything is cleansed and purified by the rains, and the Earth blossoms in beauty.

Drop all your botheration to me and be free of worry

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.

Health is not the mere absence of disease, it is the dynamic expression of life.

When we look at the world through the eyes of the Master, the world will look so much more beautiful - not a nasty place, but a place filled with love, joy, compassion and all virtues

Sadhana is the real currency that you can use anywhere

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

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.

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

In the East they say suffering is avoidable and not necessary. Life is bliss! You know why? This is because wisdom, yoga and meditation are ways to avoid suffering which has not yet come.

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