I Am Not the Body
This definite knowledge, that I am not the body, I am the Self, I am the space, I am the Imperishable, untouched, untainted by the "prakriti," by this world around me; this body is all hollow and empty, and every particle in this body is changing, and changing, and changing; the mind is changing and changing and changing---this definite knowledge is *the* way out of the cycle.
“If somebody is hateful, we can only have compassion, they have moved from their centre;they have moved from their love.” SRI SRI...
A Point In Us
There is a point in us that will remain ever pure, total joy, and bliss---bliss that can never be taken away from us.
“Many problems have come, many problems have been solved and each problem has enriched life in some way, has brought up some strength in you.” SRI SRI...
"To improve yourself is also a part of destiny" Sri Sri
Untouched
The very purpose for being in this body, for every one of us, is to live and rejoice in that virgin area, that untouched, pure and ever green, blissful area of our Self.
“Source of action is thought, Source of thought is your Self. Whatever thought you encourage about your self,thats the direction taken.” SRI SRI...
Intense Joy
When we get in touch with the source of life, then all of other tensions, worries which have been clouding this manifestation, fall off and we can sing, dance, and be happy. Life can become very intense, intense in the sense of being joyful.
“Success in our life can be measured by the tears of gratitude. Feel gratitude for our very existence, our very body, and all that we have, and all the love we have received. All this gratefulness will bring you a flood of prosperity, joy and happiness.” SRI SRI...
What do you Want in Life?
What is it that one wants in life? It is joy, is love. And that is one's very nature.
“When you see this whole flow of events as temporary,as non-existent, then,even when someone scolds at you, you smile..” SRI SRI...
Pain vs. Thought of the Pain
It's not the pain that is bothering us; it is the thought of the pain that bothers one. It's not the situation that one is troubled with, but the fear of the situation that is troubling one.
Offering
Oh Lord, this whole universe is Yours. This body is Yours. This mind is Yours. The mind with all its conflict is also Yours. The mind with all its beauty is Yours---this offering itself is a technique that brings you back home.
“Living in the favorable conditions and unfavorable conditions is a part of living, but smiling in all those is an "Art of living".” SRI SRI...
Transformative
Awareness, understanding, experiencing the life energy down inside, can bring huge transformation.
Transforming Feverishness
Attend to every part of your body with honor, all feverishness will be transformed into love.
“You can never feel jealous about yourself, can you? When something is not you, you feel jealous.” SRI SRI...
“You are Divine. You are part of me, I am Part of you. Its not a question of am I bigger than you, or equal to you, or less than you - I am You.” SRI SRI...
Already Connected
The moment you feel a connection from your side---just know, you have already been connected; otherwise, you won't even come anywhere near this knowledge, this path.
“ A master is like an ocean. Ocean is there, readily available. It does not reject anybody.” SRI SRI...
"Life is sacred, let's honor life more than concepts, beliefs and cultural identities" Sri Sri
Whirlpool
This consciousness is like a lake. And the inner faculties of the mind are like a whirlpool in there.
“Weigh your words before you speak them out. They are pearls of your life. Don't throw them, don't lose them for nothing.” SRI SRI...
One Consciousness
It's one consciousness that has become the body, has become the mind, intellect, emotions, ego, self. Everything that you have in you is made up of one consciousness---like every wave of the water is made up of the water itself, and nothing other than the water.
Shoulds
Your concept in the mind that things should be a certain way causes pain in the mind. The cause of distress is set concepts in the mind
“This is the role of knowledge: in knowledge, you smile and laugh at the event. You grow out of the event with the power of knowledge..” SRI SRI...
How big is your mind?
One single thought in the mind can restrict your awareness, the totality of awareness. How big is your mind? How vast is your life? There are so many things in life. One small, insignificant thought, insignificant thing, can clog and cloud your whole awareness.
Feverishness
When feverishness clogs your head, your mind is not clear; a poetry cannot dawn on that. If there is feverishness, any creative thought will not come.
“If you look to God, pray to God, with a full heart, dropping sorrow (What is sorrow! Huh? Hanging on to the past.) Then whatever you desire will all be given to you...” SRI SRI...
"The teachings of Islam, Christianity, Gita and indigenous faiths, all have wonderful messages for mankind." Sri Sri Ravishankar
Stiffness Gets Slapped!
In life, any time you become stiff---and there you get a slap! Become soft; smile there. Any stiffness, life just smoothens it out, evens it out, in you.
“Coming into that Divine Fold, in moments your sorrow vanishes, your problem vanishes, your difficulty vanishes-if you are totally there...” SRI SRI...
Continue Arguing
Look at this arguing mind. This is what you have been carrying all these years---and you want to continue carrying it?
“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.” SRI SRI...
Blaming the Divine
Anything you blame in this creation, you are blaming the Divine.
“Remember those wonderful moments you have had. Sit and be with them. In that very memory your entire being gets back to that state.” SRI SRI...
Who Can Guide You
One who has gone through a way, reached the goal, can guide you properly.
“You having Faith in the Guru, does not do anything to Guru or God, bur your having Faith gives you immediate strength. It is a great wealth, blessings.” SRI SRI...
A Path of Joy
The path of love is not a tedious path. It's a path of joy. It's a path of singing and dancing. It's not a desert. It is a valley of flowers.
“You need to be focused. Say, "I have no choice other than to go to God, than to be with God, than to look to God in life. There is no choice. I can't be without this!.” SRI SRI...
Spritual Blossoming
'Spiritual blossoming' simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions---being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.
“Your true nature is joy, is bliss. Your Problems are not true, your misery is not your true nature, when you are sad, you are faking it.” SRI SRI...
Objects and Thoughts
Either we are with the objects of the senses or we are with the thought of the objects of the senses.
“See the world through the eyes of Master. This is a sign that you have come to the Master.” SRI SRI...
"It is the tolerance, I would say, the harmony in diversity that India can teach the rest of the world." Sri Sri
Love is Beyond
Love is beyond sight, touch, smell, taste, and sound.
“Spiritual blossoming' simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions---being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.” SRI SRI...
"Do not depend on arguments. Mystery is beyond argument, and miracle is beyond argument. And love is a miracle in life. Enlightenment is a miracle in life. Joy is a miracle in life"
Forms of Love
When Love glows, it is bliss.
When it flows, it is compassion.
When it blows, it is anger.
When it ferments, it is jealousy.
When it is all NO's, it is hatred.
When it acts, it is perfection.
When Love knows, It is ME.
"When you are in a rush, you are unable to properly perceive things.
Often you are in a rush in life. This takes away the charm, thrill and beauty from your life. "
Sri Sri
Craving, Aversion, Feverishness
It is impossible to be without being with the five senses in the world---but the craving for it should drop. Because every craving or aversion creates a feverishness in the mind, and whenever the mind is in the grip of feverishness it is far away from love.
“Don't search God here and there.You will never able to find. The ocean is the God and you are wave.” SRI SRI...
The Family of Negativity
'Feverishness' will create anger, and that whole thing will go on like that. From anger you get attachment, jealousy, frustration---all this family of negativity will start.
“Do not speak any harsh word. Let not any harsh word come out of your mouth to anyone, for the Divine dwells in every heart.” SRI SRI...
"When we express love too much, then also it disappears, dies out. It's like when you keep the seed on the surface of the soil, not a little deep inside, it doesn't grow."
Dropping the Craving
Dropping the craving in the mind, or aversion in the mind, for any particular sense objects, strengthens the mind---and only a strong mind can ever experience Divine Love.
"Someone else throws a garbage and we are ready to take it all in. Someone got hurt and they are throwing all anger, frustration; and you hear [them]. You say, "Oh, why did so-and-so say such things!" And you immediately grasp those things, and you store it in your mind. Now not only that person has been in misery, you have shared that misery with that person, taken it on you."
Observation is the Key
Craving never dies by experience---craving or aversion goes only through observation.
“Don't be angry at anybody for anything. Throw all your anger out. Throw the hatred out. What is there in life? Just love. Just love. Love..” SRI SRI...
God and Devotees
"God is all over. God is in the stone. God is in the flowers. God is in the garbage can. God is all over, but devotee is not all over. So God runs behind His devotees. To God, devotees are very dear, so dear.'
Limited Senses, Unlimited Desire
Actually, the real craving of the mind, of the being, is for Divine Love, for unlimited joy. Every soul is craving for unlimited joy, joy which has no boundaries, but senses cannot provide them with what they are searching for through the senses. The capacity to enjoy for our senses is limited. But the desire is unlimited.
“The Divine does not care how you are outside-It only looks to your inside. Never let any tiny bit of dislike or craving house in your heart..” SRI SRI...
Clogged
Every experience, when it is over done, every sense, brings nausea. Craving turns into aversion. And aversion continues, then it turns into craving. With this feverishness of aversion and craving the mind gets clogged, closed---it's unable to see the light deep within.
“When you feel weak surrender. When you feel strong do service..” SRI SRI...
Just Relax!
Take a while and just relax. Repose in the depth of your being.
“The sign of life is enthusiasm. The sign of success is smile and joy..” SRI SRI...
You are the source of joy
You are the source of joy. You are the source of love.
“Your worries, your feelings, your thoughts arise in your own mind. You are totally responsible for all that..” SRI SRI...
Knowing Someone Else's Mind
You want to know the mind of another person---how is it? You don't even know your own mind, and you want to know somebody else's mind! And it's impossible to know anybody's mind just by their words, or the movement of their lips and tongue. The tongue has no bone, so it can just move in any way it wants!
“Now. Now. Now. Cultivate this habit of dropping the past. Then you can smile..” SRI SRI...
God is..
God is Joy .. God is Peace ..
Total lack of wisdom
Mindless violence is prevalent in the world. In the name of country, in the name of religion, in the name of race. This is absolute nonsense! This is total lack of viveka, total lack of wisdom.
Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace.
“Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you..” SRI SRI...
“You are not here to blame. You are not here to cry.
You are not here to sleep. You are not here to boast.
You are not here to fight. You are not here to be angry.
You are not here to be miserable. You are not here to worry.”
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“Just look at what you have. Focus on it-because where you put your energy that increases in life .” SRI SRI...
"When you blossom from within you, then your relationship will also blossom."
Sri Sri Ravishankar
Forgetfulness is one of the greatest blessings.
“If you recognize both the simplicity and the complexity of life, you will be skillfully peaceful.”
"It is unfortunate that the world has created such boxes of religion and we have to live in such boxes. Though we know we are one. We have to help them wiping their tears. And bringing joy in their lives."
“A few moments of the experience of Divine Love can destroy all the sins, all the guilt, all the negativity -- not only in and around the person, but all over .” SRI SRI...
"Dream the impossible, come what may, I am going to smile today and be happy!" Sri Sri
“When you are disturbed, instead of yelling, screaming and blaming others, go and love more People around you. This will restore peace .” SRI SRI...
“Be filled with love, be filled with gratitude, get rid of the fear in you by being in love .” SRI SRI...
“To sustain service you need celebration and in order to authentically celebrate you need service .” SRI SRI...
"A poor man celebrates the new year once a year. A rich man celebrates every day. But the richest man celebrates every moment."
“Be ever new, happy you! Be in touch with the source and make your life a celebration! .” SRI SRI...
Dissolve in Love
In Divine love you cease to exist, you dissolve, like a pinch of salt that dissolves in water, a grain of sugar that disappears and dissolves and allows just that Divinity to be there.
