Patience in the mind and dynamism in action is the right formula. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar More Quotes by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar More Quotes From Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 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. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar caring two world All these seven colors are part of one rainbow, yet they are all different. They have their own quality, their own identity, their own flavor to it. So it is a rainbow. The Divine loves diversity, that is why he made us all different. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar rainbow diversity color With charity, money is purified. By service, our actions are purified. With music, our emotions are purified and with knowledge our intellect is purified. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar our-actions charity emotion Misery is not given by anyone or anything in life. It is your own mind which makes you miserable or happy and uplifted. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar misery miserable mind A healthy mind always likes to adore others, elevate them. An unhealthy mind likes to pull everything down. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar likes healthy mind When a bud breaks it becomes a flower, when a heart breaks it becomes divine. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar bud flower heart If everything appears meaningless then Sri Sri Ravi Shankar wake-up congratulations path Make the Universal personal and you become richer, wiser and stronger. Make the personal Universal and you will find freedom, compassion and love Sri Sri Ravi Shankar stronger and-love compassion Don’t keep your head turned backwards. Look ahead and move on. You are trying to walk forward with your head turned backward. This is why you feel miserable. Just let go! Sri Sri Ravi Shankar letting-go trying moving Meditation is the journey from sound to silence, from movement to stillness, from a limited identity to unlimited space. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar space silence journey 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 others, it is your own mind. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar bothering-you mind world Don't postpone your happiness until some perfect future date. Be happy now, tomorrow will take care of itself. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar care perfect happiness Spiritual blossoming simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions - being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar spiritual ease mean For external beauty, you put on things; for real beauty, you have to drop all things. For external beauty you have to have make-up; for real beauty you only have to realize that you are already made up. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar external-beauty real made Love is seeing God in the person next to us, and meditation is seeing God within us. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar meditation love-is life The Divine rejoices in your being happy. God, or the Creation, is so happy when you are happy. When you dance, sing, and jump up and down happily, that is true prayer, that is true meditation. Meditation is a fountain of joy, an ecstasy; and Divine enjoys that more. Divine is not fond of your suffering. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar meditation prayer joy Purpose of words is to create silence. Purpose of action is to bring deep rest. Purpose of deep rest is to bring you fulfillment. In fulfillment you find joy, bliss Sri Sri Ravi Shankar silence purpose joy There is no use getting angry at something that has already happened.All you can do is your best to check it doesn't happen again. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar checks use can-do Have a goal in life. When water is everywhere, it is a flood, but if it is in between banks, it is a river. It is nice to have a goal, so your life force gets channelized! Sri Sri Ravi Shankar nice rivers water Life is a combination of destiny and free will. Rain is destiny; whether you get wet or not is free will! Sri Sri Ravi Shankar destiny life-is rain