Quotes

Sri M said....

The Ajna chakra is the Varanasi for the Yogi. Among the three nadis - the Sushumna, Ida, and the Pingala - Ajna is the place where the Ida and Pingala meet.

December 21, 2018

Sri M said....

If you hope to achieve spiritual fulfillment after satisfying all material needs, then you live in a dream world! By the time you finish putting your house in order, it’s time to go to Manikarnika ...

December 20, 2018

Sri M said....

The best bhang is within us. This bhang helps us break all boundaries and remain in an ecstatic state - even in the midst of destruction.

December 19, 2018

Sri M said....

The reality of life includes violence, destruction, bloodshed, everything! You can hide but you cannot escape them. The moment you stand and face them, there is progress. Shiva is the perfect symbo...

December 18, 2018

Sri M said....

Will somebody go to a teacher and say, “Break the images I have made of myself so that I can see what is real?” It is indeed terrible to break the images we have created in our minds. Shiva is the ...

December 17, 2018

Sri M said....

When everything is destroyed and one is left with no hope whatsoever, there comes Shiva’s support. As long as one remains attached to trivial things, the ultimate support - Shiva - cannot be found.

December 16, 2018

Sri M said....

In Sanskrit, 'Shivam' also means 'auspiciousness'. It also is a synonym for 'Ananda', 'happiness'. So, the contrast in Varanasi is that utter destruction is the same as auspiciousness and greatness.

December 15, 2018

Sri M said....

Of the Trinity that creates, preserves and destroys, Shiva comes only at the end. Shiva, the Lord of the Universe is the ultimate destroyer. Kashi reminds you always that there is joy in destruction.

December 14, 2018

Sri M said....

Freedom is like the Wheel of Enlightenment - the rim symbolizes mindfulness while the hub stands for moral discipline; the veil of illusion is gradually lifted as one goes deeper into understanding...

December 13, 2018

Sri M said....

You cannot practice freedom because it has no preset design or pattern. Absolutely free and boundless - it cannot be ‘practiced’ in day-to-day life.

December 12, 2018

Sri M said....

The Tandav Nritya of Shiva seeks to free you of all intrinsic conditioning that you are individual and different. If you are ready to embrace the Dancing Shiva, you are free!

December 11, 2018

Sri M said....

True consciousness is to transcend all images we create in our minds. The Tandav Nritya– 'primal dance of Shiva', is a beautiful expression for the annihilation of all images we have created.

December 10, 2018