Quotes

Sri M said...

There is this famous story derived from the couplet of Kabir Das, about the Kasturi Mriga. There is a kind of deer with a little pouch near its tail, in which Kasturi musk is produced. In the breed...

February 23, 2016

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If the world were a complete obstruction to the attainment of spiritual fulfillment, the Supreme Being would not have created the world at all. The very fact that the world exists around us and als...

February 22, 2016

Sri M said...

In the deeper sense of the term, the consciousness, which is the ground from which all the thoughts arise, that is the real you. So to get back there, you have to allow the thoughts to quieten down.

February 21, 2016

Sri M said...

The Dhyana sloka in the Bhagvad Gita says: “Sarvo Upanishado Gaavo—all the Upanishads are cows; Dugdha Gopala Nandana—the one milks them is Krishna, the cowherd boy; Partho Vatsaha—Partha or Arjuna...

February 20, 2016

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The most important point stressed is the first qualification ‘Sarva bhuta hite rataaha’ meaning ‘one who has the welfare of all beings in his heart’. This is the beginning of ‘sadhana’. If you have...

February 19, 2016

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The best thing is to do your duties than not doing so. But don’t neglect your spiritual journey; keep to it seriously, so that when you are mature enough, then you are out of it, even if you don’t ...

February 18, 2016

Sri M said...

I don’t believe that one can find the teacher. In my experience, and in that of various others, I have seen that it is not possible to find a teacher. So then, what happens? It’s that the teacher f...

February 17, 2016

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The Absolute Energy, when in manifestation, when moving, is called Shakti. When it is not moving, and is in Absolute Rest, it is called Shiv. Here, we are not talking about the personality Shankara...

February 16, 2016

Sri M speaks...

‘Bhaja Govinda’, on one hand, means ‘to chant the name of Govinda’. Now ‘bhajan’ is not just chanting, it also means to completely absorb oneself in something. Why is it called ‘bhajan’ when songs ...

February 15, 2016

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In that effortless state, when you realize that everything is. That you are not going anywhere. Everything is as it is without movement. You can’t even describe this.

February 14, 2016

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The highest function of the intellect is to understand its limitations in the spiritual field; understanding its limitation is possible only if you have a really good intelligence. A good intellige...

February 13, 2016

Sri M said...

When the mind becomes quiet, which is the aim of all forms of meditation, one comes face to face with one’s consciousness. This consciousness resides in all human beings, irrespective of caste, cre...

February 12, 2016