Ravi Shankar is an Indian yoga guru, a Hindu spiritual leader. He is referred to as Sri Sri, Guru ji, or Gurudev. From around the mid 1970s, he worked as an apprentice under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation. In 1981, he founded the Art of Living foundation when he was 25 years old. Wikipedia
Born: 1956 (age 67 years), Papanasam, India
Organizations founded: Art of Living Foundation, Sri Sri University, MORE
Education: St Joseph's University (1973)
Parents: Visalakshi Ratnam, R. S. Venkat Ratnam

“Every emotion is connected with the breath. If you change the breath, change the rhythm, you can change the emotion.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“In true love there is no heartbreak. A broken heart means broken demands, broken expectations, broken hopes.” ― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Human evolution has two steps – from being somebody to being nobody; and from being nobody to being everybody. This knowledge can bring sharing and caring throughout the world.” ― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not others, it is your own mind.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Today is a gift from God – that is why it is called the present.” ― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Know that you are loved by the universe.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“In always wanting to be comfortable, you become lazy. In always wanting perfection, you become angry. In always wanting to be rich, you become greedy.” ― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Grace has the ability to change anything at anytime.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Difference between motivation and inspiration – Motivation is external and short lived. Inspiration is internal and lifelong” ― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“When you have inner calmness then you automatically succeed in what you do. The more silent you are from inside, your thoughts and actions become more powerful.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Activity and rest are two vital aspects of life. To find a balance in them is a skill in itself. Wisdom is knowing when to have rest, when to have activity, and how much of each to have. Finding them in each other – activity in rest and rest in activity – is the ultimate freedom.” ― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“If you want to make sense it has to come from silence.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Wise is the one who learns from another´s mistakes. Less wise is the one who learns only from his own mistakes. The fool keeps making the same mistakes again and again and never learns from them.” ― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“If you don’t have a relationship with yourself, all other relationships become shallow. And if your relationship with yourself is so profound and steady then you naturally develop the skill to handle any kind of relationship around you.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar