each one of us is wonderful within - we are beautiful, caring, and loving. But we need to know how to spread the fragrance.

Spreading the Fragrance

During satsang, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar opened a small, nicely-wrapped present - a tiny bottle of jasmine perfume. He twisted off the cap and sniffed the lovely fragrance. He poured a small amount of it on some paper and waved it in the air, wafting the scent to all corners of the hall. Everyone could then enjoy it.

Gurudev explained that it is not enough simply to have the fragrance. We have to know how to spread it. Flowers have fragrance, but it is the wind that spreads it. In the same way, each one of us is wonderful within - we are beautiful, caring, and loving. But we need to know how to spread the fragrance.

Satsang is that wind that spreads this fragrance to everyone.