Quotes

Sri M said…

The best prayer is, 'God, you know what’s in my heart; I don’t need to tell you. You are omniscient; you know everything, so do what’s best for me. This is my earnest and sincere prayer to you'.

February 01, 2015

Sri M said…

One who’s on the spiritual journey should not cry over what he loses. What is lost may be the stepping-stone to the ultimate goal — communion with the Supreme Being.

January 31, 2015

Sri M said...

One who’s on the spiritual journey should not cry over what he loses. What is lost may be the stepping-stone to the ultimate goal—communion with the Supreme Being.

January 30, 2015

Sri M said...

Whether we are on the path of spiritual progress or not, very often we don’t get what we want. This makes us depressed. One must draw the distinction between what we want and what we need.

January 29, 2015

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A teacher should be a polished mirror. So that when one looks at it, they would see their actual reflection, not a distorted image. Only when one sees the real picture, one can change. When one doe...

January 28, 2015

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The entire teaching of the Upanishads concerns the kind of knowledge, which when communicated to a mind that’s absolutely silent, results in the discovery of the true self. Having discovered the tr...

January 27, 2015

Sri M said…

Yoga is the stilling of the mind. Yoga is the cessation of all the modifications of the mind. Yoga is freeing the mind from all its distractions.

January 26, 2015

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Satya Kama means ‘one whose only desire is the Truth’. When one is consumed totally and passionately with the desire for truth and truth alone, then it naturally means that one worships only the Tr...

January 25, 2015

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The illusion is that life is one smooth movement, while actually life is full of ups and downs. There is fleeting joy sometimes, which is replaced often by sorrow. This sorrow is not going to stay ...

January 24, 2015

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‘Poornima' means 'full moon'. It’s symbolic of the full moon’s light emanating from the heart of a human being who has purified himself/herself to such an extent that there is no cloud to hide the ...

January 23, 2015

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What does a human worship most - Desire? Enjoyment? Wealth? These are the things that man worships - pride, prestige, respect, wealth, lust and power. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. One need n...

January 22, 2015

Sri M said…

The Upanishads postulate that nothing that you worship here is the Supreme Being. This is what the Keno Upanishad says: Yen manasa na manuta yena ahur mano matanm. Tadeva Brahma twam viddhi nedam y...

January 21, 2015