Sri M said...
An isolated understanding of something is a great detriment to the complete understanding of one’s self and the universe because such a vision becomes a fanatical vision. It has to change; it has t...
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Sri M said...
The Vedantin searching for the truth comes across a certain set of conclusions and says: “Now this cannot be, it is not this. I am looking for the ultimate truth and this cannot be that.” It is rel...
Sri M said...
The moment I go deep into my consciousness, my capacity to break the bonds with the past expands. I learn to break the fetters one by one, when I go deeper and deeper into the core of my consciousn...
Videos | Talks by Sri M | An Introduction to the Vedas and the Upanishads
Veda - It means not only the 'Samhithas', but also the 'Brahmanas', the 'Aranyakas' and the 'Upanishads'- Sri M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ASNdfVcTs
Sri M said...
Practice kindness first. Even if it’s just imitation, it doesn’t matter. Imitating a practitioner of kindness is always better than imitating a cruel person. Practice and extend kindness to all liv...
Sri M said...
Spiritual life is not distinct from our day-to-day life. It is not that I do whatever with my life, and then sit down one day, and visualize the light coming into my house! It is not possible. You ...
Sri M said...
I personally think all the ‘Sadhana’ that we do is to bring about the hunger for God, for that Truth. When that hunger has built up, then God is at your doorstep!
Sri M said...
The mind is made up of thoughts and thoughts are always vibrating, moving. Sometimes up, sometimes down, constantly in motion. The movement of thought or the waves of thoughts are known as ‘vritti’...
Sri M said...
The result of ‘Dharana’ and ‘Dhyana’ is Samadhi’. ‘Samadhi’ is an altered state of consciousness wherein a person who meditates upon whatever he is meditating merges with the object of meditation. ...
Sri M said...
The Buddhists use the term ‘paraa gati’ to mean ‘one who has walked across’ or ‘one who has gone beyond’. Such a person is called ‘Bodhi’—meaning one who has the 'bodh’. ‘Paraa gati paraa sangati b...
Sri M said...
The Vedanta asserts that this basic attitude, this basic instinct to unite, comes from the fact that we have separated from Unity and have now become dual. Therefore, there is a built-in instinct t...
Videos | Talks by Sri M | The Significance of Dhuni
Sri M speaks about Dhuni and the external & internal aspects of it. "I will first speak about the external dhuni and then I will describe the internal dhuni. The external dhuni is a custom which ha...