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“Drop the wanting. Be here.”
wantingKnowledge Sheets
“That is the end of stress.”
stressKnowledge Sheets
“Anger is just love that has gone sour.”
angerWisdom for the New Millennium
“Behind every anger, there is unmet love.”
angerWisdom for the New Millennium
“Recognize the love. The anger dissolves.”
angerWisdom for the New Millennium
“Compassion is the natural state of an open heart.”
compassionWisdom for the New Millennium
“You don't have to manufacture compassion.”
compassionWisdom for the New Millennium
“You only have to drop what closes the heart.”
heartWisdom for the New Millennium
“Time is non-linear. The past, present, and future co-exist.”
timeAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
“In meditation, you taste the timeless.”
meditationAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
“In timelessness, all problems become smaller.”
timelessnessAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
“Meditate every day, even for a few minutes.”
meditationKnowledge Sheets
“It changes the texture of your life.”
meditationKnowledge Sheets
“Anyone who has meditated regularly will tell you the same.”
meditationKnowledge Sheets
“Just sit. Breathe. Watch.”
sittingKnowledge Sheets
“That is enough.”
enoughKnowledge Sheets
“True love is not a feeling. True love is a state of being.”
loveAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
“Feelings come and go. Being remains.”
feelingAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
“Anchor yourself in being.”
beingAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
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