Ravi Ravindra Quotes

Ravi Ravindra Quotes

QUOTES From
Ravi Ravindra “Why has the Universe
taken the trouble to create
this coherent system, called
“Ravi” in my case, for few
decades?”

Ravi Ravindra 2015- Delhi      “Breath is the vector of
intention and attention”

Ravi Ravindra 2017      “Our 'duty' or responsibility is to search. As we search, gradually we become clearer and clearer about our place in the overall scheme of things--in an assembly of human beings in which we may be, in the society, on the earth and generally in the cosmos.
 In the midst of very vast energies and constellations of matter--galaxies, stars, planets, other creatures and billions of human being--we begin to sense with an inner conviction the place we occupy and there is an arousing of conscience according to which we feel our responsibility.  
Then we wish to serve.  A sense of service is not a matter of servitude; nobody is compelling us, and we don't expect to gain something for our personal benefit.”
Ravi Ravindra


As spiritual searchers we need to become freer and freer of the attachment to our own smallness in which we get occupied with me-me-me. Pondering on large ideas or standing in front of things which remind us of a vast scale can free us from acquisitiveness and competitiveness and from our likes and dislikes.
If we sit with an increasing stillness of the body and attune our mind to the sky or to the ocean or to the myriad stars at night, or any other indicators of vastness, the mind gradually stills, and the heart is filled with quiet joy.
Also recalling our own experiences in which we acted generously or with compassion for the simple delight of it without expectation of any gain can give us more confidence in the existence of a deeper goodness from which we may deviate. (39)”

Ravi Ravindra
The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide by Ravi Ravindra “It is useful to study different traditions in order to be free of attachment to one way of expressing what is beyond expression”
Ravi Ravindra “If we sit with an increasing stillness of the body, the mind gradually stills, and the heart is filled with quiet joy ”
Ravi Ravindra “In the Work, the world does not have to disappear. The animal nature also must be attended to.
Can one find the right relationship between the spiritual nature and the carnal nature?”

Ravi Ravindra
2017 “Where do I see ‘I’ inside me? Where does this I resonate in me?”

“If I say… I am here; I wish to be. Where do I feel this?”

Ravi Ravindra
2017 Whoever is full of wisdom is naturally compassionate; in fact, we recognize that someone has gained spiritual wisdom by seeing their compassionate behavior. . . Individuals and countries with power need to develop wisdom and compassion, for without these attributes, there is a danger that the power will be used to oppress and exploit others. (31)”

Ravi Ravindra, 
The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide by Ravi Ravindra