"Wake up and realize this is all made up of thoughts, just thoughts. Your appreciation of beauty is a thought; your aversion to an object that is ugly is a thought. Your craving or aversion is nothing but a passing thought in the mind. Realize this is just a thought and you will be free."

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Source: Ravi Shankar, Ravi Shankar (Sri Sri) (2005). “Wisdom for the New Millennium”

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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, known for his teachings on peace and love.

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