Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Founder of Art of Living Foundation.

A contemporary spiritual leader known for founding the Art of Living Foundation, which focuses on personal well-being and global peace through meditation and service. His teachings blend ancient wisdom with practical tools for stress relief, emotional balance, and humanitarian work. He emphasizes the importance of spirituality in daily life and has been a proponent of interfaith dialogue and social initiatives aimed at fostering global harmony.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Quotes about Desire

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  • What puts you on the road is your desire to enjoy. What brings you home is being in love.
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  • Your desire for consistency itself will set you on the right path. As long as you keep going up, never mind if you come down once or twice.
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  • Your desire for perfection is the cause of anger. Leave room for imperfection. Perfection in action is almost impossible.
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  • Space and silence are synonymous. Joy, fulfillment brings the silence. Desire brings noise. Silence is the cure, because in silence you come back to the source, and that creates joy.
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  • Want, or desire, arises when you are not happy. Have you seen this? When you are very happy then there is contentment. Contentment means no want.
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