YOUR BODY IS A PRECIOUS GIFT: Wisdom from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

World renowned spiritual leader and founder of Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has a magical way of making you take a second look at what you took completely for granted. He makes you relook at the familiar with renewed interest. Looking at the world through Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's eyes you begin to see everything with wonder, awe, respect, love and gratitude.

And he makes you feel that way about something you may not have even looked at with much regard: your body.

You may not have the best figure or height or looks. You may be what others keeping reminding you - “too tall” or “like a stick” or like a “pudding” or “way too short”! Yet Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has a magical way of taking you by the hand, guiding you to the mirror of your Self and making you fall in love with yourself once again!

Has anyone ever told you that “Your body is a precious gift”? Well, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar does. He says:

“Your body is a precious gift to you by Mother Nature. Respect your body.”

Have you ever thought just how precious your body is? What is it about your body that makes it so valuable?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar tells us:

“Your body is capable of inviting God. Your body is a temple in which Divinity can enter and reside. Therefore, keep it healthy, transform it and just light a lamp in it. That is enough for the Divine to come and reside in it.”

Isn't that a beautiful way to look at your body? It is unique. It is beautiful just as it is. It is a fitting abode for God!

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar takes this one step further, he says, “The Body is the Divine’s most precious abode”!

Makes you wonder?

I leave you to ponder over these words of wisdom by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: “What is there in your body? It is Divine’s altar. Spread the altar of smile and light the lamp of knowledge and invite “anandakanda”, the child of bliss in your body. If the son of Nanda has to come to you, light is necessary, the altar of smile is necessary.”

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, apart from playing a decisive role in enhancing global peace has also played a vital role in changing popular misconceptions through his satsangs or wisdom talks. This excerpt is from one such talk that helps people to appreciate and love their bodies the way they are.