Quotes

Sri M said...

In life, we go through all circumstances. Sometimes there is happiness, sometimes there is sorrow. Sometimes people blame you, sometimes they praise you. The yogi is one who considers praise and bl...

June 04, 2021

Sri M said...

The first chapter of the Gita is called “Arjuna Vishada Yoga”, the yoga of Arjuna’s dissatisfaction, sorrow, and insecurity. It’s a study that is for all of us because we are not actually in the ba...

June 03, 2021

Sri M said...

Swami Vivekananda said that one cannot meditate all the time. Serving humanity is needed.  Moksha for the self and wellbeing of humanity was his motto.

June 01, 2021

Sri M said...

Swami Vivekananda said that one cannot meditate all the time. Serving humanity is needed.  Moksha for the self and wellbeing of humanity was his motto.

June 01, 2021

Sri M said...

The spiritual journey is not something passive.  It requires prime energy.  It’s not something that can be done when one has retired.  It requires virility.  When you go to a teacher, go with your ...

May 31, 2021

Sri M said...

By meditative state, I mean that the mind breaks free from petty concerns that constantly make it chatter and settles down quietly into a wider expanse.

May 30, 2021

Sri M said...

In ancient times, in the olden days, all householders had a fire in their house for homa. It’s called the Fire and it’s a ritual. It means lighting the Fire for offering thanks to the Creator. It a...

May 29, 2021

Sri M said...

Krishna says what is called ‘sanyasa’ or renunciation is the same as Yoga, the discipline of selfless action.  The more selfless an action becomes, the more one moves forward on the spiritual path.

May 28, 2021

Sri M said...

‘Who am I’ cannot be found out through chanting this continuously.  It is an inquiry and not a chant.  The inquiry is to find the witness in us who is present in all states - waking, dream, and dee...

May 27, 2021

Sri M said...

Externally he may be a carpenter, a cook, or an Engineer. Only externally! But internally, if that person has seen the Divine in all hearts, he is never lost to the Divine because everywhere there ...

May 26, 2021

Sri M said...

Don’t depend on your happiness from anything outside.  It’s nice to have things that make life convenient but don’t think that this is going to be the cause of your happiness permanently.  The sour...

May 25, 2021

Sri M said...

Revolution is necessary, this is the ‘churning,’ what Shankaracharya says is ‘shad’ shaking up in the Upanishads.  Shaking up of the mind is a revolution’.  It’s not just physical movement.

May 24, 2021