Quotes

Sri M said...

If we center our attention to our hearts and bow down to all living beings, and since every living being is a temple, we are moving along the path of yoga.

June 14, 2020

Sri M said...

If you have an Ishta Devata or you worship a great saint whom you consider as God incarnate, it is at that point that you can visualize him sitting in your heart and becoming one with you - this is...

June 13, 2020

Sri M said...

Many people think that Yoga is distinct from Vedanta - as a philosophical system, it is. But, in practice, they are very close to each other because they are different paths to the same goal.

June 12, 2020

Sri M said...

You are not sheep that can be herded together and made to eat the same food. Spiritual development is an individual affair.

June 11, 2020

Sri M said...

Kindness and doing good should go hand-in-hand with one’s meditative practices. They complement each other, resulting in one’s spiritual growth.

June 10, 2020

Sri M said...

The true Sādhakā does not limit oneself to meditating in the way the Guru advises but also begins to understand that this divine spark in oneself is also in other living beings.

June 09, 2020

Sri M said...

There is more to Sādhanā than merely sitting, closing one’s eyes, and pretending to meditate. It has to be complemented by one’s activity in the world; how one deals with other human beings.

June 08, 2020

Sri M said...

The search for happiness is effective, only when the mind begins to change. This comes from Sādhanā, which is much more than sitting down in a quiet place and keeping one’s eyes closed.

June 07, 2020

Sri M said...

If one is fulfilled, happy within oneself, independent of anything external, and still exudes happiness, then there is no necessity to do Sādhanā.

June 06, 2020

Sri M said...

In the Vedas, the subjective experience of the true self is defined as Sat-cit-ānanda. Sat meaning truth, Cit meaning consciousness, and Ananda meaning happiness.

June 05, 2020

Sri M said...

The practice of Sādhanā is merely a method passed onto a student by a spiritual teacher, who has practiced it himself and is customized for the student before transmitting it.

June 04, 2020

Sri M said...

To do Sādhanā, one has to find an appropriate time to sit in solitude and practice. Once one becomes an expert at this, Sādhanā can be done anywhere in the world.

June 03, 2020