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- Steal with Alertness
A thief came to a saint and said, "I know that you are a very nice person, but do not tell me to abstain from stealing. I am a kleptomaniac. Other than this, I will follow everything else." The saint then says, "Steal with total alertness. You should be very conscious of your hands and very conscious of your movement. Steal with 100% awareness. Can you do this for me?" The thief said, "That is simple. Anyways, I am alert about the policeman watching or anyone else watching."
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Great Scientists are Great Lovers
Some of us are more bent towards knowledge, some of us are more towards love, and some of us are more towards alertness. But meditation combines all three: love, knowledge and awareness. And, if we catch hold of any one of it and master it, then the other two also come along. If you have digested the knowledge of 'who you are and what this universe is all about', then it is impossible to not be a loving person. You will find that the greatest scientists are great lovers too.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Make Space For Life To Live
If at all you become miserable, it is because of any one of these three, or the lack of it. Lack of love in life causes misery. Fear of losing love causes misery. And craving for it causes misery. When there is lack of awareness, you make mistakes. You are driving and you miss the exit. How did you miss the exit? It was because you were not aware or alert. Lack of awareness is a cause of misery. The third thing is lack of knowledge. These three things cause misery.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Dream the Impossible
Dream the impossible. Know that you are born in this world to do something wonderful and unique; don't let this opportunity pass by. Give yourself the freedom to dream and think big.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Negative Vibrations
If you are feeling negative, you live with those negative vibrations within you. If you are depressed, angry or upset, you carry these emotions with you. This is because nobody told us how to handle this mind, or change our vibration to something very positive and vibrant. This is possible through few exercises, using our breath, mind, alertness, intellect.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Positive Vibrations
We have positive vibrations; but if we are stressed and upset, we emit negative vibrations. Have you noticed that for no reason, you feel like avoiding some people? And sometimes, for no apparent reason, you feel very good with somebody else. This is because of the vibrations. Neither at school nor at home, did anyone teach us how to make our vibrations positive.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Making Life A Rich Experience
Our life becomes richer when there is some dance, music, philosophy, science, service and silence. If you miss on any one of them, then life is not complete. Inner silence is the mother of all creativity, the source of intuition, and the storehouse of energy, and we all have it! The only thing is, we have locked it, and forgotten the key. It is similar to how you forget your computer password sometimes. In the same way, we all have this enormous wealth of silence in our heart.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Non-violence needs not be cultivated
Non-violence need not be cultivated. It is natural, but today we need to cultivate it because we have moved far away from the tendencies of natural living. Children think they have to be aggressive to be a hero. We need to bring back dignity and pride in non-violence. When we connect with different communities. Love and compassion will take the front seat. Time has come for that love and compassion, which is the real nature of all human beings, to shine forth.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Make a New Friend Everyday
We need to live in the space of friendliness. Just walk into a classroom and ask the kids, "How many friends do you have?" We have to educate our children to be friendly. This is the way to end aggression. Give them a commitment to make one new friend every day, and you will see how their whole attitude changes.
