Sri M said ...
To be alert is not to strain but to relax and let the teachings sink deep so that you’ll have no more doubts.
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To be alert is not to strain but to relax and let the teachings sink deep so that you’ll have no more doubts.
At least in spiritual matters, please don’t lie! Don’t say I meditated for six hours today and the lights were going up and down. Say only what you really feel. If you don’t follow this...
All human beings are constantly searching for something, name, fame, position, wealth, everything. And this search goes on and on till we die. My Guru Maheshwarnath Babaji, used to tell me that RIP...
In the Nath Parampara- the first Guru, teacher is supposed to be Adinath and Adinath is none other than Shiva. Shiva and Adinath are indistinguishable. The most important sadhana is to worship the...
You cannot go looking for a Guru with a magnifying glass; you may not find one anywhere. If you find that someone is not trying to take over your mind, but instead allowing you the freedom to figur...
A master may be young, old, male, female, fair or dark. The externals do not matter at all. What matters is his inner spiritual status. He may, if he so decides, help you wipe your heart clear of a...
Do not imitate your own teacher, for you are not he. Follow his teachings and instructions instead, and you’ll bloom into a master in your own original way and not turn out to be a faint imitation,...
A guide is necessary in almost all cases because you are starting on a voyage of largely unchartered territory.
Test the master well before you accept him. If there is even a trace of lust or selfishness in him, he is not of the highest status. Test him thoroughly but have patience. Do not judge in haste, fo...
You may or may not recognise him but he guides you silently. The true master is the Lord Himself who takes on various forms to guide the devotee.
If you are a sincere aspirant, if your only goal in life is to meet your beloved ‘Self ’, if you constantly meditate and pray for guidance, the master shall surely come – if so required.
When the time is ripe, the master comes. You don’t have to search for him in the Himalayas. He may be living next door but you may not know. Your ignorance and arrogance effectively help him to rem...