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.”
knowingWisdom for the New Millennium
“That is the only way knowledge becomes wisdom.”
knowledgeWisdom for the New Millennium
“In life, all that we earn is our experience.”
lifeWisdom for the New Millennium
“Money comes and goes. Experience stays with the soul.”
moneyWisdom for the New Millennium
“A celebration of life is the highest form of worship.”
celebrationGod Loves Fun
“God loves fun.”
godGod Loves Fun
“A serious face is a closed face. A smile is an open face.”
seriousnessGod Loves Fun
“Open your face. Open your heart.”
faceGod Loves Fun
“The world will respond.”
worldGod Loves Fun
“Wisdom is in dropping what you cannot keep, to keep what you cannot drop.”
wisdomAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
“What you cannot keep is everything material.”
materialAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
“What you cannot drop is your own being.”
beingAn Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker
“Belongingness is the antidote to all problems.”
belongingWisdom for the New Millennium
“You belong to the universe. The universe belongs to you.”
belongingWisdom for the New Millennium
“This recognition heals.”
recognitionWisdom for the New Millennium
“Honor the body, but don't be obsessed with it.”
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“The body is a vehicle for the soul's journey.”
bodyKnowledge Sheets
“Take care of the vehicle, but don't forget the destination.”
vehicleKnowledge Sheets
“You are not the body. You are the consciousness that animates the body.”
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