Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Indian spiritual teacher, humanitarian, and founder (1981) of the Art of Living Foundation — one of the largest non-governmental volunteer-based educational and humanitarian movements in the world, with chapters in 180+ countries and an estimated reach of 800 million people through its courses, service projects, and Sudarshan Kriya breathing-meditation programs. Born 1956 in Tamil Nadu, Sri Sri (the honorific 'Sri Sri' meaning 'most respected') drew on the Vedic tradition and his own teachers (Sudhakar Chaturvedi, who was a contemporary of Mahatma Gandhi) to develop the rhythmic-breathing practice Sudarshan Kriya at the heart of the Art of Living courses. He has played a documented role in international peace negotiations (Colombia FARC, Sri Lankan Tamil-Sinhalese, Iraq, Kashmir), founded the International Association for Human Values, and is one of the most prolific contemporary speakers on spirituality, with thousands of recorded knowledge talks distributed worldwide.
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Quotes by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
117 quotes“Live what you know.”
“That is the only way knowledge becomes wisdom.”
“In life, all that we earn is our experience.”
“Money comes and goes. Experience stays with the soul.”
“A celebration of life is the highest form of worship.”
“God loves fun.”
“A serious face is a closed face. A smile is an open face.”
“Open your face. Open your heart.”
“The world will respond.”
“Wisdom is in dropping what you cannot keep, to keep what you cannot drop.”
“What you cannot keep is everything material.”
“What you cannot drop is your own being.”
“Belongingness is the antidote to all problems.”
“You belong to the universe. The universe belongs to you.”
“This recognition heals.”
“Honor the body, but don't be obsessed with it.”
“The body is a vehicle for the soul's journey.”
“Take care of the vehicle, but don't forget the destination.”
“You are not the body. You are the consciousness that animates the body.”
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