Quotes from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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.

Have a goal in life. When water is everywhere, it is a flood, but if it is in between banks, it is a river. It is nice to have a goal, so your life force gets channelized!

Life is nothing to be very serious about. Life is a ball in your hands to play with. Don't hold on to the ball.

Look at your life in contrast with the magnitude of creation, space and time. Your life becomes insignificant. Ego disappears.

Religion keeps society divided. Spirituality unites it.

Spiritual blossoming simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions - being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.

Spirituality is allowing compassion and love to flourish. When belongness begins, corruption ends.

When attention is given to the spiritual aspect of one's life, it brings a sense of belongingness, and responsibility, compassion and caring for the whole of humanity.

You should not delay the good things in life. Just do them. Whenever you get a chance to do spiritual practice or seva, don't miss it. Those are the real precious moments of your life.

The source of your mind is love and whatever you do to go to that source, is spiritual practice.

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.

Misery is not given by anyone or anything in life. It is your own mind which makes you miserable or happy and uplifted.

Life teaches you the art of letting go in every event. When you have learnt to let go, you will be joyful and as you start being joyful, more will be given to you.

Feeling and experiencing infinity within this finite body, living timelessness within the time span of life - this is what you are here for

Your life is perfect, it is a perfect plan; it is a spontaneous miracle. It is both every moment.

Our breath plays a very important role in our life. The breath is the connecting link between the inner world of the mind and the outer world of the body and environment.

A goal or cause in life, will help you come out of your hunger for insatiable desires.

A child does not try to know the mother, it simply has faith in her. In the same way, having faith in the Divine is the source of the greatest strength.

Take some time off to go within, in silence. With that, your charm becomes eternal, your love becomes unconditional & great strength arises.

Why do you think you are weak? Wake up and see you have all the strength.

Peace is the first step to equip yourself to face problems. Once you find the peace and the inner strength, then you can face any problem. It won't even appear as a problem then.

For success in life you need yukti (skill) and shakti (strength), Bhakti (Devotion ) and Mukti (Freedom).

Material wealth does not equate to success. Equanimity and peace of mind does

The criteria for success: you are free, you live in the present moment, you are useful to the people around you, and you feel love for all humanity.