170 wonderful Quotes from the master + on Faith

170 Quotes from the master.... Master is the Door.

"An uncommitted mind feels no direction." :H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Compassion creates cooperation. Company creates competition. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"People who are willing to serve will have good times even in the bad times." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"People usually blame the bad time and just wait for the good time. Even if an astrologer says that you are in a hopeless time, you can still make it a good time!" - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"I don't think there is any love affair without war. Everyone who falls in love has to go through some fight." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Shame accompanies arrogance. Shyness accompanies Love." "Retain your shyness and drop your shame." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Wake up and see that everyone loves you. If you ever feel lonely and feel that no one loves and cares for you - remember me. Know that there is one person in this universe who will always love you, always stand by you." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Discipline protects freedom. They go hand in hand.. .. Freedom without discipline is like a country without defence." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Life is too short to keep solving problem one after the another I tell you. Just wake up and walk ahead, problems will get solved by themselves. You are not alone my dear! Wake up. You are not alone. All problems are getting solved." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Suppose a set of gifts are bought and given to everyone and they all say, 'Oh, what a beautiful gift,' and they are holding the wrapping papers, but not going past the wrapping paper. The secret is, that all the charm and joy you see in the world is just a wrapping paper, colourful and beautiful, with all glittery designs, but inside you is the real gift, the divinity itself." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Being more aware in life and laughing every moment, we pass through this world. That is growth, that is blossoming in our personality. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"I have never seen your Face But, I have fallen in love with you I have not heard your name But, My hearts Beats your Name I have never touched you But you are in every cell of my being I have never met you But you R ME When I dissolve you EXIT All I Want To Know Is to dissolve All I Want To Be IS ONE." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Silence is the seed of creation.., The purpose of words is to create silence.., True laughter and celebration are born out of deep silence! Inevitably one experiences profound silence in the presence of the master! Questions disappear! Worries, anxieties and desires vanish.., ONE IS LEFT SPEECHLESS!" - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Your worries, your feelings, your thoughts arise in your own mind. You are totally responsible for all your feelings-how you feel, what you think, what you do- all that. You are responsible. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"...Your head will be in
the mud in a few years; in
the meantime, don't put
mud in your head while you
are still alive! See through
the eyes of the Master and
you will see the whole
world as divine."
"Your mind is tired, is burned down through its galloping on desire after desire---it' s so tired! Just turn back and see all the desires you have achieved. Have they given you rest? No. They've only created a few more desires in you." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"That which gives you long-term joy and short tem misery is the right action. But that which gets you some short-term joy but a long-term misery follows. That action is not the right action. It's intelligent to avoid long-term misery at the cost of short-term pain." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Forgetfulness of the Divine is misery. Forgetfulness of the trivial is Ecstasy." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"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." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The mind sees through its own eye. You can trust anything in the world except your doubting mind. It will doubt you. When such a thing comes, dropping that is called surrender, dropping the judgements." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"There is one thing that is ever fresh and new. That is love. Any technique you do, do it with love. Even if you simply hold a stick, love the stick in front of you. It is your breath. Love is very essential." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Creation is all anxious to fulfil your desire when you become hollow and empty." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The Divine has come to you in love through so many forms: mother, father, wife, husband, children and friends. The same love comes to you in the form of the Master to elevate you to the level of divine love, which is also your own nature." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.
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"Make your whole life a game! There is no purpose; there is no aim -Nothing! Just take it lightly, easily. Play the Game! That is worship, that is Celebration! " -H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Worry is enemy of love. You can not be in love and be worried at the same time. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When you own something big, then your consciousness also expands, and when you own something small, then small negative emotions, such as anger and greed, start to rise." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"D i s p a s s i o n is the state of Being and G l o r y is the happening around it." -H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"ek vyakti krodh me chilla raha hai to woh bimar hai, karuna hi uske liye dava hai. baato se nahi samjha payenge usko. pran shakti urja ko badhao to ye sab manasik bimariya hat jati hai." - Poojya Gurudev.

"If you can't see the Divine in me, then open your eyes! If you can see the Divine in me, then you are a part of me; you cannot be away from me. If you feel a part of me, you will see the Divine in yourself. And when you see the Divine in yourself, you'll see the Divine in everyone." H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The purpose of sorrow is to bring you back to the Self, which is all joy. But this realization is possible only through Knowledge-awareness . Knowledge leads sorrow towards the Self. Without Knowledge, the sorrow does not get completed & instead multiplies. Knowledge completes sorrow." - Poojya Gurudev.

"Suffering is a product of limited knowledge." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all of the artificial wall we build between ourselves and others. In the "wall" we keep judging others, and we think others are judging us." H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When something bothers you too much in the mind, you want to talk. This is in between. I tell you, when something bothers you in the mind, get into action---work. You will see that gives a bigger relief." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When every action of yours is preceded by witnessing, then every move you make in this sansara becomes perfect and significant. " -H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Choice less awareness is the only joyful state, a peaceful state, a state without confusion." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"From the object move on to the Centre, move on to the Experiencer of pleasure. This is the way to have a continued experience, continued joy in life." H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When there is a total sense of belongingness, real play happens. Winning or losing is irrelevant." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Khud ki ninda band karna adhyatmic jeevan ki pehli sidhi hai." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The mind has two abilities - one is to focus, the other is to expand and relax. When you put a thread through a needle, the mind is focusing. When you are looking at the empty sky, the mind is expanding. This ability to focus and expand should come simultaneously in the consciousness. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When we express love too much, then also it disappears, dies out. It's like when you keep the seed on the surface of the soil, not a little deep inside, it doesn't grow." H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Look into the motives behind your actions. Often you don't go for things you really want. You go to things because others would want you to or because of what others would say, think, or do about it." H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

" You reject something, but if you reject it without anger it is not bondage; if you reject something with anger, then that is bondage. You receive some, and when you receive: "Oh, oh, oh!" you are excited about it, then that is bondage. Whatever is done with anger or excitement makes a strong impression in the mind and that becomes bondage." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"You complete this existence. You being here on this planet, at this time brings the time into fullness." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Ordinary people just look at the behaviour; the intelligent one looks beyond behaviour and is amazed by the play of consciousness (Brahman)." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The mere presence of the sun brings all the activity in the world. In the same way, your mere presence is a service, is the goal. There is no gain, no loss, no purpose, no defeat." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Nature is limitless. Always expand your consciousness, you are born a king, do not be a beggar and shrink your consciousness. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"In the modern world, spiritualism cannot survive without materialism and the materialism cannot survive without spiritualism. Only a harmony needs to be created between the two, which is quite possible and practicable. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"See, the wick (of a candle)is dark & ugly, but the glow is beautiful. So are you. The wick is the body & you are the glow.. ..The body is nothing but a handful of ashes, would-be ashes. You will see, when you shift from the wick to the glow, your mind becomes stable-Bheda. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji.

"If you really love something, you want to know more about it. Wanting knowledge of that which you love is very natural. And when you get total knowledge of it, you will certainly love it." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Love makes your practice fresh & new. It is love which nourishes, pushes forward your technique, your progress, your growth." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When your mind wanders around, allow it to go. Don't try to hold it back. Don't try to force it. Where it goes, let it go. Follow it and bring it back. This is Dana, forgiving." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Truth transcends duality, and God is the absolute and only truth. In the same way, no matter what is happening in your mind, you are God." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Do not take life seriously or you are bound to be disturbed. To maintain equanimity- take it as a game and not seriously." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Every storm that has come into your life has widened your horizon, has made you deep and more powerful. Every storm has destroyed some smallness in you, something in you that has been very small." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"You are like a free bird. You are fully open. Feel that you are flying like a bird. Learn to fly. This is some thing which you have to experience within yourself. There is nothing else. If you consider yourself as bonded, you will remain bound here." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Tomorrow is another day another morning, afternoon, evening, midnight & then tomorrow's gone. Some days you have highs, some days you have lows. But where are they all? All gone! Till this moment, all is gone. Right now, right now, right now. This is awareness; this is knowledge." - Poojya Gurudev.

"The only true security that can be found in this world is in the very process of giving love." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Demand for rights is ignorance, agony. Knowing no one can take away your rights is freedom. Giving away your rights is love, wisdom." - Poojya Gurudev.

"Depression and low feelings cannot touch you. They can do nothing to you. However chi ti clouds are, they cannot overshadow the sun. It could be the darkest day, but still it will remain day, and those clouds can never make it night." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"An educated person has concepts as solid as earth, ready to receive information from all sources like the air around us, with an attitude like that of water, that takes the shape of the container it is poured in and is enthused by the fire of imagination and at the same time has freedom in the mind like space that is all pervading." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you manipulate words, it is a lie; If you play on words, it is a joke; If you rely on words, it is ignorance; If you transcend words, it is WISDOM." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Dialogue always brings the way." Rishi Vidhyadhar ji.

"If a person is yelling in anger, then he is sick, compassion is the only medicine for him. You can not make him understand with words. If you grow life force energy then all these mental illnesses will go away." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"More will be given to you only if you utilise properly what you already have! This is a law in nature." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When you move in the world, recognize the Divinity in things around you, in people around you. Listen with your heart. When you listen, listen to something more. Not just to the sound, but to the silence, too." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Reactions do not take you any further in life, and if we're just reacting and reacting, then we are back to an animalistic life. Animals simply react. In fact, they don't even hold grudges. You do not need to hold on to a grudge. You do not need to react. You can simply be compassionate. This is reality. This is truth."- H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Never mind any words from anybody. If you could just do that, then you have won the world." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Only in two states the boredom does not occur: in a state of total inertia or in a state of Divine Consciousness. If you are bored, it indicates you are evolving. Boredom moves you." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"For every step, the previous phase has to be dissolved. One phase dissolves to give space for another, and it is always evolutionary. So there is no reverting back, no reversing--- it is evolutionary. It can stop for a while, but then it continues." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"One should always admit his ignorance. Once you do that, your urge for knowledge remains uninhibited. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Conflict is the nature of the world; comfort is the nature of the self. Amidst the conflict seek comfort." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Through this boat of knowledge, cross over to the other shore, where you belong, from where you have come. Your abode is there. Its waiting. And the father, the mother, and the beloved are waiting right there foryouwith open arms." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Just as a lit candle can light another candle, only one who has can give. One who is free can free you, one who is love can kindle love." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"What are you afraid of? What do you think you will lose? Just wake up and see you have nothing to lose in the first place! And, even if you think you have something, how long can you hold on to it ?!" - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you don't realize you are blessed, then the doership begins. If you want to make a difference in your life, feel you are blessed." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"This entire creation is a story. Its one light & one Being, one Divinity becoming a billion sparks and playing in a billion parts.Such a huge Drama!" - Guruji.

"In most of our problems, the main problem is that we fight with our mind." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"A commitment can only be felt when it oversteps convenience. That which is convenient, you do not call commitment. If you just go on your convenience, your commitment falls apart causing more inconvenience! " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Wisdom is de-linking the event from the emotion, and de-linking the emotion from the sensation. Ignorance is linking some sensation or some emotional feeling that you have back again to an event." - H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Rishi means whose words are followed by the meaning. The meaning directly gets translated in to heart. Say peace and the word peace carries peace behind it. You hear the word peace and then you are peaceful immediately. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Just complaining without looking for a solution is irresponsibility. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from..!" - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Do not depend on arguments. Mystery is beyond argument, and miracle is beyond argument. And love is a miracle in life. Enlightenment is a miracle in life. Joy is a miracle in life." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The purpose of every practice -- spiritual practice, meditation, breathing techniques, and kriya, all this -- is to uncover something that blocks the expression of Divine Love." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Everyone loves in this world. Everything loves. But that love doesn't stay too long as love. It immediately becomes hatred, almost immediately. But yoga is that skill, that preservative, that maintains that love as love throughout." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"You don't have to worry; your life is not a big burden, a big responsibility for the Divine. It can take care of you very well.... ..Be filled with love, be filled with gratitude, get rid of the fear in you by being in love." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Thoughts simply arise but it is your choice who has to act or not act, according to impulse or logic." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"This present moment has mind of its own. The existence has a mind of its own. And it knows and its running the show." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Legendary is the love that withstands rejection. It will be free of anger and ego. Legendary is the commitment that withstands humiliation. It will be one-pointed and will reach the goal. Legendary is the wisdom that withstands turbulence. It will be integrated into life. Legendary is the faith that withstands a million chances of doubt. It will bring perfection- siddhis." -H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Do some asanas and yoga along with pranayama and Sudarshan Kriya. This will keep your mind in place and spirit uplifted throughout the day." - Poojya Gurudev.

"Spiritual Blossoming means expanding in all dimensions. Being happy, at ease with yourself & with everybody around you." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"An identity is related to an action. Denial of identity will dump you in inaction, lethargy and sloth & hence Krishna reminds Arjuna of his kshatriya identity even while giving Brahma gyana to remind him of his duties and responsibilities. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"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." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Being together is the foundation of knowledge. That is where you can begin on the steps of wisdom." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"There is no experience that equals the ecstasy of prayer. So a devotee takes every opportunity to pray & to dance for God to dawn. That is evolution!" Sri Sri.
"The heart always long for the old. The mind always long for the new. Life is an combination of both." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Even an illiterate, through faith, attains deep Knowledge." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Acceptance brings sincerity. Don't label yourself. You don't know who you are. Simply accept that you don't know how great you are or how stupid you are." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Emptiness is the doorway between material and spiritual worlds. It is where you come to understand the nature of the spirit. If you do not know emptiness, you can not know the joy of the being. The knack of experiencing being causes emptiness. From the emptiness begins the fullness." - Poojya Gurudev.

"In the world & in time there is always room for improvement. You can improve your time & your nature. Only the Being is perfect all the time. Take refuge in the Being & become incorrigible. "I am" incorrigible. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Don't make an effort to impress others, or to express yourself. When you come from the Self, your expression is perfect & your impression lasts for ages." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"In the presence of pure bliss, joy; all complaints vanish and life appears like a play." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Drop all your hates now. You are stuck with your hates. This is a place to be in love and joy. Drop all your hatreds." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Acceptance brings sincerity. Don't label yourself. You don't know who you are. Simply accept that you don't know how great you are or how stupid you are."- H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you can see that wherever there is an attraction, there is Krishna; then you are Radha, you are in your centre." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you are unable to meditate because your mind is chattering too much, just feel that you are little stupid & then you will be able to sink deep into meditation." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Expressing God is conscious action." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Sukha, dukha, logic and feverishness these four reins pull you backwards." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you do anything patiently, you do not waste that time. But if you do things with restless mind or body, you waste the time." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji.

"When you realise your unboundedness then no action is an achievement. " - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"As we attach events & emotions to individuals, the cycle continues. You will be never free from that. So first detach the event & emotion from that person, space & time. This is called Astrology." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Effect of asana is clearing out all conflicts, duality. The seed of negativity & the tendency for conflict in you can only be annihilated by Sadhana." Sri Sri.
"Abundance is a state of consciousness. It is when you feel; you have plenty, when you have enough." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The easy way to silence the thoughts is to arouse the feelings. For through feelings only peace, joy & love dawn. And they are all your very nature." -Gurudev.

"Your own judgements bring the barrier, separate you, makes you behave so funny. When you are judging, you are judging your own self, but you are super-imposing it on this, or this, or this, or this." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Longing gives you the power to bless. Bless the entire creation. For, the longing in you is God." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When you gain respect, you often do it at the cost of your freedom. Wisdom is to put the freedom first and not bother about respect." - Poojya Gurudev.

"Intense Love Wants Expression." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"God expects only one thing from you, "your unshakeable faith" If your faith shakes very quickly, if it keeps shaking too often, or if you realise that you do not have any faith at all when difficulty strikes, then it is akin to being like the husk. Look into your life; are you mere husk or grain?" - Gurudev.

"All your gains can only be smaller than you. Taking pride in any gains is belittling yourself." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Steadiness is dignity. Steadiness is strength and steadiness is dispassion." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Have proper food, do proper exercises, involve in good activities, have good tendencies. Then, your body will be well balanced and in a cool and pleasant state of mind." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"One who is awakened and brings knowledge and experience to the people is a Guru." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Know the non-existence of past events right now and accept them." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Life evaporates in desire, but if life could be condensed, it becomes solidified love. This condensed life is awareness." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Be thankful that you have been bestowed with the qualities that you have because it is not your own making. And these qualities depend on the part you have been given to play. When you understand this basic truth, then your inner perfection becomes stable." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The world is full of differences and arguments are inevitable. With forbearance or patience and wisdom, skilfully make your way up." - Poojya Gurudev.

"Often one confuses ego with self esteem. Ego needs the other for comparison, self esteem is just confidence in oneself." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Anytime you are confused, your mind is in conflict, do asana, sit in asana. You will see, right away clarity comes." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"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?" - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The Guru makes the abstract more real and what you thought as solid appears more unreal. Sensitivity and subtlety dawns. Perception of love, not as emotion, but as the substratum of existence becomes evident." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you do pranayama faithfully then you get the Knowledge of the prana; if your do your meditation faithfully, the Knowledge of consciousness follows. Even an illiterate, through faith, attains deep Knowledge." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When you make Service your sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, focuses your mind and gives you meaning." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"It is possible only in this human body to comprehend, to uphold, and having had a human life and having known this path, if you still do not realize this - you are at the greatest loss." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you find fools around you, they are going to make you wiser. The number of fools around you indicates the strength of your centeredness. Don't try to get rid of them!" - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Happiness springs forth from faith. Happiness is forgetting the body consciousness. Pain or sorrow is holding on to the body consciousness. " - Poojya Gurudev.

"Do not let politics sway you away from the path. If you are afraid of politics you cannot be successful in the spiritual realm. You have to cross the barricade of politics. It is a test of your strength, your commitment and your focus." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Death is what? Dropping the past. Die every moment and you are born every moment." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you get attached to your virtues, you look down upon everybody else and they (the virtues) start diminishing. Non- attachment to virtues brings the highest self respect." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The mind is kept alive by cravings and aversions - shoulds or should nots and wants. Only when the mind dies does the bliss dawn." - Poojya Gurudev.

"Fear of death preserves life. Fear of wrong maintains right. Fear of sickness encourages hygiene. Fear of misery makes you righteous." -- H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The less you are attached to your virtues, the more self respect you have." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Ego simply means lack of respect to the Self." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When we transcend our feelings, we become still. Stillness is at the peak of any experience." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Whenever you seem to understand a situation and you label it "This is how it is", that is the beginning of your problem." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When desire dominates, Self-awareness will be at its lowest and stress and sorrow result." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When you are totally established, you find the fools come up with wisdom. They are your own reflection, there is no other. Fools offer you frustration & wisdom." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Samadhi is the state of mind where you are sensitive to others feelings too. When you become sensitive to the world, nature becomes sensitive to you and listens to you." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"To the question "Who am I?" the only relevant answer is silence. You need to discard all answers in words, including "I am Nothing" or "I am the Cosmic Self" or "I am the Self" - and just stick to the question "Who am I?". All other answers are just thoughts. Thoughts can never be complete. Only Silence is complete." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Seva is just an expression for our inner love." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"When there is genuine love, respect simply follows you." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Three things are important- Gyan, Gaan & Dhyan. Together, they make you a complete personality. Without either of these, you are incomplete." - Poojya Gurudev.

"To be afraid of the wicked, is a sign of bad regime and to be afraid to do bad is a sign of good regime." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"If you have no boundaries then where is your success? If you have limitless access then there is no success." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"All problems arise from knowing, not "not knowing." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"The events come & go, they perish like flowers. But every event & every person contains some honey. Like a bee, just take the honey out of every event & every moment & move on." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"There is nothing to gain if you have only come to give and serve." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Fear wakes one up from the slumber. Otherwise, one is doing the same thing, repeating the same thing & not open to knowledge." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Usually we think we should have resource & then we will commit. Greater the commitment you take, greater the resources will come to you automatically. You don't have to sit & worry how you will get resources. When you have the intention to do something, resources simply flow when it is needed & how much it is needed." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Loving without condition, talking without intention, giving without reason and caring without expectation is what we can learn from Poojya Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.
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"Be dispassionate and centred. Memories of Self are gained by service to the noble." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Performing an act without any purpose attached to it is freedom, like dance." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"Respect for the self is faith and faith is being open." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

"...Loving without condition, talking without intention, giving without reason and caring without expectation is what I've learned from Poojya Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.
. Though people accuse me, insult me, talk wrong about me that is their karma. I won't leave my karma for anybody else's karma..." Rishiji.

"You are knowledge. Every atom in you is shimmering with knowledge. Often you become friends by: gossiping, complaining etc. Coming together in knowledge is rare. Be a friend in knowledge. Uplift each other in knowledge." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.
 

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On Faith
 
If you think your faith in God does God a favor, you are mistaken. Your faith in God or your guru does nothing for God or guru. Faith is your wealth.
 
Faith gives you strength instantly. Faith brings you stability, centeredness, calmness and love. Faith is your blessing. But here is a paradox: If you lack faith, you have to pray for faith. Yet to pray, you need faith.
 
People put their faith in the world, but the whole world is just a soap bubble. People have faith in themselves, but they do not know who they are. People think they have faith in God, but they do not really know who God is.
 
There are three types of faith:
1. Faith in yourself – Without faith in yourself, you think, "I cannot do this. This is not for me. I will never find freedom in this life."

2. Faith in the world – You must have faith in the world or you cannot move an inch. You deposit money in the bank with the faith it will be returned. If you doubt everything, nothing will work for you.

3. Faith in the Divine – Have faith in the Divine and you will evolve.
 
All these faiths are connected. You must have all three for each to be strong. If you start doubting one, you will begin to doubt everything.
 
Atheists seem to have faith in themselves and faith in the world but not in God. Yet they do not actually have complete faith in themselves. And their faith in the world cannot be constant because the world is always changing. Lack of faith in God, the world or yourself brings fear.
 
Having faith in the world without having faith in God does not bring complete peace. If you have faith and love, you automatically have peace and freedom. People who are extremely disturbed should have faith in God to help them with their problems.
 
There is a difference between faith and confidence. Faith is the beginning. Confidence is the result. Faith in yourself brings freedom. Faith in the world brings you peace of mind. Faith in God evokes love in you.

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"Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you."

- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art of Living Foundation.
 
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