Sri M said...
When Adi Shankara says knowledge, he is talking about that knowledge which cannot be found through the sense organs, that which cannot be processed by the brain.
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Sri M said...
The awakening and movement of the energy is also an unconditioning of the little self. When it reaches the ‘sahasrara’, the little self is blasted in pieces and there is only the real Self.
Sri M said...
Shankara has written a beautiful commentary on the Principal Upanishads, wherein he says, since the ordinary mind cannot reach That, ordinary knowledge is of no use to find the truth. Intelligence ...
Sri M said...
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, "Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God." Jesus was speaking out of...
Sri M said...
Jesus Christ in the Bible said, ‘Every hill shall be brought low and every valley shall be filled’. So when you are in that stage of low, you should think I am a valley now I am going to be filled ...
Sri M said...
When the ‘kundalini’ goes to the ‘sahasrara’, then the person has access to wisdom which normally is not possible for the person to acquire, even if he reads a thousand books for a thousand years.
Sri M said...
The most intelligent person very soon discovers the limitations of the ordinary intellect. When I say ordinary intellect, it means all the experiences we have in this world come from our five senses.
Sri M said...
In the human being, the tremendous energy, after having done its work of making a complete human being, resides quietly, at the bottom of the spine in a centre which we call the ‘muladhara’. ‘Mul...
Sri M said...
‘Shakti’ means ultimate, universal, primordial energy. All the energies that we find on this earth are also part of that. It’s a manifestation of that energy.
Sri M said...
When the mind is free of all distractions, when it settles down, tranquil and quiet, then you find the treasure trove of happiness.
Sri M said...
Either through devotion or through the practice of techniques of yoga, through purifying the mind or understanding the higher levels of Vedanta — depending on who you are, how many lives you have ...
Sri M said...
Through bhakti or complete absorption in the divinity, one can reach that inner self.