Quotes

Sri M said...

If I begin the enquiry by saying ‘I know’ then there is no enquiry.  So one should sit with that humility which comes out of the understanding that learning has no end.  One can learn any time then...

April 11, 2022

Sri M said...

The theory of Vedanta is that all bliss and happiness lies within every living being,  and when the senses come in contact with a particular object, a little bit of it is released.  

April 10, 2022

Sri M said...

When all the ‘mala‘ or ‘delusions’ of the mind are cleared, then what remains is the true essence which is complete happiness, the Truth, known as the Brahman.  

April 09, 2022

Sri M said...

We keep working all our lives just trying to grasp ‘happiness’ which always eludes us. Permanent happiness is only an idea  because we know only this ‘little happiness’ that comes to us in intervals.

April 08, 2022

Sri M said...

Our true self, true identity - or what the Upanishads call the ‘Atman’ is ‘That Consciousness’ because of which we are conscious- and to reach that identity of ours by quieting the mind, is the mai...

April 07, 2022

Sri M said...

If you want to be free of ignorance, you need knowledge. But once you are free, you have to throw both away. Don’t stick the thorn of knowledge into your foot and think ‘I know everything’.

April 06, 2022

Sri M said...

A heart with no love, affection, devotion, and bhav is equal to a smashan: cremation ground. There is nothing there; it’s all burnt, finished.  There is no life out there.

April 05, 2022

Sri M said...

Devotion, bhakti, is in the heart.

April 04, 2022

Sri M said...

Words can only convey things up to a certain point; words are prose, not poetry. Poetry is that which is in between the words.

April 03, 2022

Sri M said...

Imitating a practitioner of kindness is always better than imitating a fellow who is cruel. Practice kindness to all living beings, as much as possible.

April 01, 2022

Sri M said...

One of the great obstacles to attaining Truth is sloth. Swami Vivekananda has said that one cannot meditate for 24 hours a day,  therefore Work. It prevents you from sleep and sloth. Working for ot...

March 31, 2022

Sri M said...

When a teacher gives you instructions, follow those instructions completely, to the point. Don't say that 'this I'll follow, this I won't' Therefore to take a Guru - spiritual teacher, as a guide, ...

March 30, 2022