Sri M said ...
The one sure sign of a true bhakta is the absence of selfishness. If anyone pretends to be one and you discover even a tinge of selfishness, keep away.
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Sri M said ...
Only when one has perfectly understood that all that exists is the ‘Self ’, will selfishness be completely destroyed. Doesn’t all immorality spring from selfishness? As you approach nearer and near...
Sri M said ...
As you progress, you’ll become more and more morally perfect and so also will your progress in meditation become better and better. This will go on until you reach your final goal. Till then, there...
Sri M said ...
Meditation and practice of moral precepts complement each other. Begin to meditate today. Do not postpone it. Side by side with this, attempt to follow the yamas and niyamas to the best of your abi...
Sri M said ...
Feed one hungry man even once and see how much easier it is to contact the Divinity when you sit down for meditation that day.
Sri M said ...
Serve others but remember while doing so to be thankful to them for providing you with the opportunity to serve them and thereby speeding up your spiritual progress. It is you who should be thankf...
Sri M said ...
No one can meditate or remain engaged in devotional activities for 24 hours a day. There may be exceptions but we are talking of the general run of mankind. Therefore, find some time when you are e...
Sri M said ...
Don’t forget that the aim is union with the Divine, or as some others might put it, ‘sieving the ore to discover pure gold’.
Sri M said ...
Sing and dance to your heart’s content. Absorb yourself in devotional music and let it carry you to higher states of consciousness. Once you taste the wine of devotion, you’ll never want to touch l...
Sri M said ...
As far as intoxicants are concerned, one doesn’t have to be extraordinarily intelligent to understand why one is advised to abstain from them. Anything that makes one unbalanced and lose one’s sens...
Sri M said ...
A spiritual life is not incompatible with worldly existence. A properly lived life in the world is conducive to meditation. This is especially true, if you are also inclined to practise asanas, pra...
Sri M said ...
While rituals and ceremonies may be dispensed with if found unnecessary and cumbersome, yamas and niyamas, the rules of conduct have to be studied carefully and adopted as far as possible, because,...