Quotes

Sri M said...

In the Manu Dharma Sutras, there is a beautiful description of how the householder should live. It says the householder – after he has finished his morning activities – should meditate on God and t...

August 08, 2016

Sri M said...

A person who is following the path of spirituality does what he has to do fearlessly, without being concerned about what others will say. There’s nothing hidden, it is as open and clear as the sun....

August 07, 2016

Sri M speaks...

What you want to do as you are, without fear of what the public is going to say, is fearlessness. Fearlessness is not going and foolishly facing a bomb. It is not fearlessness; rather it is stupidi...

August 06, 2016

Sri M said...

Our big ego is exemplified in how we think the whole world is revolving around us when we are actually so insignificant and so small. This is one part. The other part is why do we feel that the who...

August 05, 2016

Sri M said...

Through Babaji’s blessings, I understood that – the all-pervading Supreme Reality, you may call him God, Allah, Khuda, Wahe Guru, whatever you want – there is a small particle or 'amsha' of that Su...

August 04, 2016

Sri M said..

You know that the ultimate aim of spiritual fulfillment is to find the Truth – Satya. In fact, there are people whose only desire is to find the Truth. There may not be many, but there are. Such pe...

August 03, 2016

Sri M said...

The basic fact is that the mind has various levels of impurities, various levels of agitations, various levels of indiscrimination. Now, as long as these last, they are like curtains, which very su...

August 02, 2016

Sri M said...

‘Gita’ is not only an Upanishad that deals with the metaphysical aspect of reality but is also a practical textbook on how to reach Reality. It enumerates and enunciates different ways by which the...

August 01, 2016

Sri M said...

Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita sums up Sanyasa Yoga as not the giving up of action but performing the action and purifying of the mind – until one reaches one’s true Self, the all-pervading blissful ...

July 31, 2016

Sri M said...

There are many reasons why Shivaratri is celebrated and night vigils are kept. Since Shiva is considered to be the Maha Yogi and since yogis - according to the description of Krishna in the Bhagava...

July 30, 2016

Sri M said...

Anger and desire are the two biggest obstacles to attaining contentment, balance, and tranquility of mind. But the Rishis – who have cast aside desire and anger and whose thoughts are controlled by...

July 29, 2016

Sri M said...

When you encounter something that is extremely painful and unpleasant, don’t shudder. Even that is bound to pass. To be replaced by what is pleasant. Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, it does n...

July 28, 2016