" It may be difficult to accept something you do not like but you can definitely accept a tiny bit of it — an atom. The moment you accept that one atom, you will see change happen. But this must be done in a meditative state. Suppose you love someone. You want more and more of them, yet there is no fulfillment. In anu vrat — the vow of an atom — you take just one atom of that person and that is enough to bring fulfillment to you. Though the river is vast, a little sip quenches your thirst. Though the earth has so much food, just a small bite satisfies your hunger. All that you need are tiny bits. Accept a tiny bit of everything in life — that will bring you fulfillment. European Ashram, Bad Antogast, Germany August 11, 1999 "

― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , Celebrating Silence: Excerpts from Five Years of Weekly Knowledge 1995-2000