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.”
“That is the end of stress.”
“Anger is just love that has gone sour.”
“Behind every anger, there is unmet love.”
“Recognize the love. The anger dissolves.”
“Compassion is the natural state of an open heart.”
“You don't have to manufacture compassion.”
“You only have to drop what closes the heart.”
“Time is non-linear. The past, present, and future co-exist.”
“In meditation, you taste the timeless.”
“In timelessness, all problems become smaller.”
“Meditate every day, even for a few minutes.”
“It changes the texture of your life.”
“Anyone who has meditated regularly will tell you the same.”
“Just sit. Breathe. Watch.”
“That is enough.”
“True love is not a feeling. True love is a state of being.”
“Feelings come and go. Being remains.”
“Anchor yourself in being.”
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