Quotes

Sri M said...

In the search for truth, austerity, chastity and faith has to be observed. Be chaste, be pure and have faith that the answer will come when you have lived thus. This is the preliminary preparation ...

January 05, 2016

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You always think that only happiness is a blessing. Sorrow is a blessing too. It leads us to greater, deeper and more permanent happiness.

January 04, 2016

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The world is such a funny place. You try to go behind something and it always runs away from you; you leave it and it tries to follow you! Vishwamitra goes off to the forest for ‘Tapasya’ and Menak...

January 02, 2016

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You see affection links the Supreme Manifestation, or even a great Teacher, to those who can benefit from it. This ‘affection’ doesn’t ask for anything in return. It is a link that develops due to ...

January 01, 2016

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You cannot practice attaining freedom in day-to-day life. Freedom is not something that you practice; it’s something that you attain. It’s something which is you, which is yourself. You can’t pract...

December 31, 2015

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The central message is that, there is only One Supreme Being and that Supreme Being resides in the hearts of all. He is the ‘Antaryami’ - residing in the heart of all beings. By living a righteous ...

December 30, 2015

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You cannot conceive of a mind without thought; so the mind in totality is actually a bundle of thoughts from the past to the present and projecting into the future.

December 29, 2015

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Vedanta says: when the mind understands its inability to reach out and find it, it finally rests or lets go; it surrenders, becomes still and quiet naturally, not forcibly. Then, when the mind and ...

December 28, 2015

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When it comes to enquiry, or going within and finding oneself, one has to discard a number of misunderstandings and illusion s not only inside but also those of the outside world—the world which we...

December 27, 2015

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An isolated understanding of something is a great detriment to the complete understanding of one’s self and the universe because such a vision becomes a fanatical vision. It has to change; it has t...

December 26, 2015

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The Vedantin searching for the truth comes across a certain set of conclusions and says: “Now this cannot be, it is not this. I am looking for the ultimate truth and this cannot be that.” It is rel...

December 25, 2015

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The moment I go deep into my consciousness, my capacity to break the bonds with the past expands. I learn to break the fetters one by one, when I go deeper and deeper into the core of my consciousn...

December 24, 2015