Quotes

Sri M said...

When Adinath dances his Tandav Nritya, he destroys images. He shatters all the images we have created and, without them, nothing new can come up. Like death destroys the old, the calcified and the ...

May 13, 2015

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Imagination or visualization is a divine capacity given to the human mind by which it can visualize and create reality out of its visualizations. This is because it derives its capacity to create f...

May 12, 2015

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‘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 ...

May 11, 2015

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Have patience in the face of criticism. Even when greatly agitated, try to be patient. Things will take care of themselves. We can never say when the Grace of God comes, so we cannot be impatient. ...

May 10, 2015

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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...

May 09, 2015

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Since the mind is always in motion, one cannot clearly see the reflection of one’s true self upon it. It’s similar to the pool or the pond that has so many ripples in it. Suppose, you drop a stone....

May 08, 2015

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Sometimes, what we think are woes, what we think is sorrow, what we think is pain, what we think is a loss may be a great gain, from the spiritual point of view. You have to look at it from the oth...

May 07, 2015

Sri M said...

You think you are this little pool of stagnant water that stands in the way with no movement whatsoever. The Guru says, “Look, my dear fellow, you are a lion, you are not a goat. You aren’t this li...

May 06, 2015

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From ancient times, meditation has been defined as one-pointedness. One-pointedness means the mind is not allowed to be scattered around or dissipate in different directions, rather it is brought t...

May 05, 2015

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Alchemy is actually the metaphoric expression of purifying the mind and soul. The base metal, which is the gross mind,can be purified and made very subtle and pure. Then, the same mind becomes gold.

May 04, 2015

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The path that has been described by all the important teachers, unfortunately, happens to be narrow, not because of any narrowness in thinking but because the other paths are so wide and inviting t...

May 03, 2015

Sri M said...

We are saying, “Can our sundown be in the name of God? Can we have that special whisky which is not available even in Scotland? Can we listen to that music which moves our hearts and opens the door...

May 02, 2015