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
109 quotes“The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are a complete map of the inner journey.”
“Meditate on them slowly. They will reveal themselves over years.”
“When the mind is still, you abide in your own true nature.”
“Otherwise, you identify with the modifications of the mind.”
“And believe yourself to be those passing thoughts and feelings.”
“Don't entertain the gossip of the mind.”
“It is not your truth. It is just noise.”
“Beneath the noise is silence. In the silence is the self.”
“Service to family is service to the divine.”
“Honor your parents while they are alive.”
“Honor your teachers while they are alive.”
“Honor your elders while they are alive.”
“After they are gone, the chance is gone.”
“The world is a family.”
“Vasudhaiva kutumbakam — the world is one family.”
“This is the Vedic vision.”
“Live by it.”
“Service without spirituality leads to burnout.”
“Be like a candle that lights other candles without diminishing its own flame.”
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