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Sri M said...

The search for one’s true identity and happiness is not just reserved for monks or sanyasis. Every human being, without distinction, can embark upon this search.

Sri M said...

Sādhanā doesn’t mean that the Sādhak neglects the world. One has to only turn inwards in order to find the truth, which is one’s own self.

Sri M said...

Sādhanā is all about the search within; it is a journey from extroversion to introversion.

Sri M said...

The greatest of bhaktas is the one who keeps the welfare of all the living beings in his heart, sarva-bhuta-hite-ratah.

Sri M said...

The God who sits in our hearts, the antaryami, is truth, consciousness, and bliss. The whole attempt in the spiritual journey is to find this.

Sri M said...

Liberation means not to be bound by anything. The greatest bondage is our own mind not outward things.

Sri M said...

Everybody is seeking God for the truth, in different ways, thinking it is somewhere else. One has to just reverse and look within.

Sri M said...

The inner being is defined by the Upanishads as our own inner essence, Atma, a spark of the Supreme, which is called the Parabrahman or the Paramatma.

Sri M said...

That happiness and fulfillment, which the Vedas describe as Poornamadah poornamidam poornaat poornamudachyate; is there in the depth of one's core consciousness.

Sri M said...

We like to be happy, we gather things. Somewhere along the line, we have been taught that the more you gather, the more happy you are. Not really true.

Sri M said...

Observe the children without prejudice. Don't try to put them into the moulds that you want to put them. They may fit into it, but deep down there is no happiness. A rose is a rose and a lotus is a...

Sri M said...

The word Guru means heavy, in Sanskrit. It also means teacher. Heavy – meaning one who is more important, who has more understanding; who has more than you have; who, by virtue of his knowledge, is...