Wisdom by Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
"Body, Mind, Breath, Intellect, Memory, ego and Self - When the seven strings are tuned, music happens." - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
After tuning the seven strings of Veena, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said, “ This is what needs to be done before playing an instrument – tuning the instrument, and that is what we have been doing here – tuning the seven layers of existence to connect to the cosmic energy. Body, Mind, Breath, Intellect, Memory, ego and Self - When the seven strings are tuned, music happens.”
“Neither with action, nor with money and not even with prosperity, but by getting established in one’s inner self, one can connect to the infinity. Devotion is the primary requirement, and what to do to have devotion? Yoga, Meditation, Mantra chanting and Music. God is delighted by your devotion!”
“We cannot understand the full essence totally but, when we have some experience then a little understanding follows. The knowledge is infinite and we cannot totally understand it but a little thirst for knowledge should be there.”
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explains that there are two kinds of karma:
“Nitya karma – things that you do every day, such as kriya, introspecting on one’s origin, feeding birds and animals, preserving plants and spending sometime in contemplating on knowledge.”
“Anitya karma – things that you do once in a while. When you participate in the homas during Navratri, it takes care of your Anitya karma.”
“We should not be totally one sided – neither condemn the rituals nor get too much stuck with them. It is so beautifully said in the knowledge of Bhagwat Gita, “न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषो अश्नुते। न च सन्न्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥”. The middle path is the Golden key!”
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