Quotes

Sri M said...

Laziness comes from tamo guna, it’s not sattva guna. Although it might be mistaken for it because even in sattva guna one is quiet and that quietness is different from tamo guna. It is inertia.

August 27, 2021

Sri M said...

Upanishad says: Anything that takes you to the truth is the only knowledge that is worth it. Any other knowledge which does not directly lead you to the truth is lower knowledge - aparavidya.

August 26, 2021

Sri M said...

The relationship between each student and the teacher is individual. Something very important to understand otherwise you’ll run into trouble!

August 25, 2021

Sri M said...

Sometimes the goal may not be far away. Not sometimes, always! It is right here. In the beginning, it would appear as if it's there; oh I haven't reached it yet. Keep trying! Then one day you reali...

August 24, 2021

Sri M said...

You need to work hard to bring your mind to one-pointedness, keep it away from distraction, and not get satisfied by the little things. Dissatisfaction is very important to move on in the spiritual...

August 23, 2021

Sri M said...

On the spiritual journey, if by some chance you have got stuck in a path which actually doesn't suit you but just imitating, then you're lost. So, before you choose the path in this journey, make s...

August 22, 2021

Sri M said...

Sadhana and absolute realization of the truth is not for the lazy.  

August 21, 2021

Sri M said...

The starting point of a spiritual journey is - dissatisfaction with the status quo. This is not enough, this is not what I’m looking for, there is no joy in this. Can we find it?

August 20, 2021

Sri M said...

While there are different ways and means to the spiritual journey, the essential thing about listening to someone, who probably has traveled the path and touched the goal - is to listen to it with ...

August 19, 2021

Sri M said...

That which we seek, that which we search, whatever be the journey, whichever way we are traveling - is something which is so intimate, not even intimate, it is us. We are searching for ourselves.

August 18, 2021

Sri M said...

What is sattva? Tranquility, clarity, peace, absolutely settled, goodness and purity.

August 17, 2021

Sri M said...

Only when the churning takes place,  can one finally separate the truth from the scum that comes out.

August 16, 2021