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Guru QUOTES

Guru QUOTES

1 " Your head will be in the mud in a few years. Don't put mud in your head while you are still alive. "

― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , Guru

2 " What is honour? Have you ever thought about it? What is honouring?

Honour is total attentiveness to the present moment with a tinge of greatfulness.
Honour every moment in your life, that is practice.

You respect your own body, that is practice, that is asana. Asana is what? Respecting your own body at every moment consciously.

Honouring your breath and keeping it up for a period of time - that is pranayam. "

― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , Guru

3 " _*Question*_: Please tell us how we should listen to knowledge?

_*Sri Sri*_:
_Shravana_ is listening to what is said and then
_Manana_, in the mind, again and again bringing it into your conscious awareness
_Nidhidhyasa_ that which you have thought over again and again, applying it in your life.

Don't go here and there; don't do spiritual shopping. You know why? Because the _shravana_, what you heard from the _Guru_ takes a little while to become _manana_, to become part of you and your life's _nidhidhyasa_.

It is like a seed is sown, then it becomes a plant and then it starts bearing fruits. In between, if you start sowing other seeds there, pull it out or do something then it doesn't take root. "

― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , Guru

4 " Meditate and Smile. Smile and Serve. Serve and Celebrate."


"I Promise"

If I had to promise you something, what would it be?


I can't promise that you would always be comfortable...
Because comfort brings boredom and discomfort.

I can't promise that all your desires will be fullfiled...
Because desires whether fulfilled or unfulfilled bring frustration.

I can't promise that there will always be good times...
Because it is the tough times that makes us appreciate joy.

I can't promise that we will be rich or famous or powerful...
Because they can all be pathways to misery.

I can't promise that we will always be together...
Because it is separation that makes togetherness so wonderful.


Yet if you are willing to walk with me,
If you are willing to value love over everything else ~


I promise that this will be the most rich and fulfilling life possible.

I promise your life will be an eternal celebration.

I promise you I will cherish you more tha a king cherishes his crown.

And I shall love you more than a mother loves her newborn.

If you are willing to walk into my arms,

If you are willing to live in my heart,

You will find the one you have waited for forever...

You will meet yourself in my arms...

I promise. "

― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , Guru

5 " Question: Please tell us how we should listen to knowledge?

Sri Sri:
Shravana is listening to what is said and then
Manana, in the mind, again and again bringing it into your conscious awareness
Nidhidhyasa that which you have thought over again and again, applying it in your life.

Don't go here and there; don't do spiritual shopping. You know why? Because the shravana, what you heard from the Guru takes a little while to become manana, to become part of you and your life's nidhidhyasa.

It is like a seed is sown, then it becomes a plant and then it starts bearing fruits. In between, if you start sowing other seeds there, pull it out or do something then it doesn't take root. "

― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , Guru