"The problems in the world were made so that you don’t get stuck and attached to this world. You get stuck with this world even though there are so many problems. Imagine if there are no problems, then you will never want to leave this material world!"
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar quotes (page 15 of 16)
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"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"
"Health is not the mere absence of disease, it is the dynamic expression of life."
"I have received and I want to give. This is the path to happiness and contentment."
"Problems are here in this world so that we can realize our purpose in this world."
"When you consider Life as sacred,Nature waits on you"
"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."
"Your life is infinite. You are as old as these mountains and you will remain for ever."
"When you see # happiness in the happiness of others, that's when you will be truly happy."
"When you are in touch with the Inner Being then irrespective of the outer state, you remain in a perpetual state of happiness!"
"Prayer within breath is silence, love within infinity is silence, Wisdom without word is silence, compassion without aim is silence, action without doer is silence, smiling with all existence is silence"
"We do yoga to make life more beautiful.. to stop misery from entering our world."
"Every little thing has a purpose, at the same time, it has no purpose because this whole thing is a game. It is the existence which is total, beyond purpose. So you can say, virtually there is no purpose. If at all you have to pin down to a purpose then the purpose of nature is to take you to the Source, is to remind you of the Source, connect you to your Source."
"To whatever degree we are alert, aware, to that degree we are living"
"One whose mind is turned inwards is ever in bliss"
"Effort is the key in the relative; effortlessness is the key to the Absolute."
"Make your home God's home and there will be light, love and abundance"
"Meditation is the delicate art of doing nothing."
"Yoga takes you close to your true nature. Yoga with its techniques helps you to harmonize with nature. Peace is our very nature, and yoga leads you to inner peace"
"Meditation is not 'going somewhere;' it's diving deep here, this moment."