If you know how to row a boat, you can row any boat. But if you don’t know how to row, changing boats isn’t going to help. Similarly, changing a relationship does not necessarily solve the issue. Sooner or later, you will be in the same situation in the other relationship.
Here are 15 wisdom quotes by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar that can be a great savior for your relationship and keep it going!
Quote #1 “In love, whatever you give, you still feel you have not given enough – you feel, what you have given is little.”
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Quote #2 “Don’t go seeking love. Just relax! Only when you’re free from tension, free from confusion, can you ever experience love.”
Quote #3 “Love is a happening! Love is a gift to you.”
Quote #4 “Service is an essential ingredient for a successful relationship and if the relationship comes from the space of giving rather than need, then it is a good, ‘quality” relationship’.”
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Narada Bhakti Sutras - The Aphorisms of Love
Commentary by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
If we are made up of a substance called love, then why don't we experience it? Why is there so much misery? If love is everywhere in creation, then why is there seeking for love? Why do we seek love?
When these questions start bothering the human mind, one's spiritual journey begins. What is love? Rishi Narada beautifully explains in Bhakti Sutras - aphorisms on love.
A discourse by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the writings of Rishi Narada, these sutras dive deep into the types of love, how to handle love and talks about bhakti (devotion), the culmination of love.
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Quote #5 “Hurt is part of love. When you are in love, you are in such a delicate space, that a simple action – even an act of non-deliberate ignoring hurts you - an act of indifference hurts you.”
Quote #6 “Though love is the greatest strength on this planet, without wisdom the same love makes you weak, absolutely weak.”
Quote #7 “Just be… and know that you are loved. That is beloved.”
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Quote #8 “Love can only blossom in freedom. When freedom is restricted, love suffocates.”
Quote #9 “You cannot understand love through your intellect. It is something to be felt.”
Quote #10 “Feverishness destroys relationships. Feverishness takes you away from your center. And once you’ve moved away from the center, your partner loses respect for you. When respect is lost, the charm he/she saw in you is lost even without their knowledge.”
Quote #11 “Love with wisdom is eternal bliss. Love with selfishness or love for individual pleasure sooner or later will bring misery and heartbreak.”
Quote #12 “In love, even an object is elevated to life. In lust, even living beings become a mere object.”
Quote #13 “You should never doubt anyone’s love for you, take it for granted that everyone loves you, that’s it!”
Quote #14 “From whoever you receive love, just know that it is from the Divine. You are getting love from the one supreme energy. Whether that person is true or false, right or wrong, don’t fall into these traps of the mind.”
Quote #15 “If the mind is strong then a relationship can be like a gift, but if the mind is weak and not in control, then a relationship can feel like bondage.”
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