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1 " why can't we control our anger? because we love perfection. make a little room for imperfection in our lives. "
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
2 " Faith is realizing that you always get what you need. "
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , Celebrating Silence: Excerpts from Five Years of Weekly Knowledge 1995-2000
3 " There is a skill to learning. It is all about what is and what is not. While Science is knowing what is, Art is creating what is not. "
4 " Love is not an emotion. It is your very existence. "
5 " Love is not an Emotion, It is your very Existence. "
6 " Teachers can be a living example to their students. Not that teachers should look for students to idealize them. One who is worth idealizing does not care whether others idealize them or not. Everyone needs to see that you not only teach human values but you live them. It is unavoidable sometimes you will be idealized -- it is better for children to have a role model, or goal, because then the worshipful quality in them can dawn. "
7 " Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not other, it is your own mind. "
8 " The path of love is not a tedious path. It's a path of joy. It's a path of singing and dancing. "
9 " Wise is the one who learns from another´s mistakes. Less wise is the one who learns only from his own mistakes. The fool keeps making the same mistakes again and again and never learns from them. "
10 " Worrying doesn't make any difference, but working does and spirituality gives one the strength to work "
11 " When you share your misery, it will not diminish. When you fail to share your joy, it diminishes. Share your problems only with the Divine, not with anyone else, as that will only increase the problems. Share your joy with everyone.Listen to others; yet do not listen. If your mind gets stuck in their problems, not only are they miserable, but you also become miserable. "
12 " Today is a gift from God - that is why it is called the present. "
13 " Have this faith that someone is there to take away your weaknesses. Ok, you slipped once, twice, thrice. It does not matter. Keep moving ahead. People take vows never to commit mistakes again. Breaking the vows makes it worse. Surrendering is better "
14 " Activity and rest are two vital aspects of life. To find a balance in them is a skill in itself. Wisdom is knowing when to have rest, when to have activity, and how much of each to have. Finding them in each other - activity in rest and rest in activity - is the ultimate freedom. "
15 " If you can win over your mind, you can win over the whole world. "
16 " Human evolution has two steps - from being somebody to being nobody;and from being nobody to being everybody.This knowledge can bring sharing and caring throughout the world. "
17 " I tell you, deep inside you is a fountain of bliss, a fountain of joy. Deep inside your center core is truth, light, love, there is no guilt there, there is no fear there. Psychologists have never looked deep enough. "
18 " Difference between motivation and inspiration - Motivation is external and short lived. Inspiration is internal and lifelong "
19 " In always wanting to be comfortable, you become lazy.In always wanting perfection, you become angry.In always wanting to be rich, you become greedy. "
20 " Life is nothing to be very serious about. Life is a ball in your hands to play with. Don’t hold on to the ball. "
