Quotes

Sri M said ...

In one hand of Ganesha, you will find a pasha, noose, and the other holds an ankusha, means a goad, used to poke, to make people do the work. In the elephant’s case, it is used to poke the finger s...

August 30, 2025

Sri M said ...

You cannot think of the soul without consciousness. But consciousness can think without the soul. Because there can be consciousness without even an entity called the soul. 

August 29, 2025

Sri M said ...

We human beings have one unique capacity of being aware that we have consciousness through thought or meditation, but first, the mind has to be stilled. When the mind is still, then something else ...

August 28, 2025

Sri M said ...

In India, we start all our activities by invoking Lord Ganesha, who has a form, shape, and a symbol, but in spite of all the symbols, the scriptures refer to Ganesha in the Ganesha Stavam as : Ajam...

August 27, 2025

Sri M said ...

Gita is not something to be read as a theoretical text. While you need to do that, it basically should be looked at as a sadhana, a practice by which you free yourself.

August 26, 2025

Sri M said ...

Letting go means not being stuck to the dream world that we have created for ourselves, and to be able to let go of it at any instant. It’s not easy. It's a long journey. We go through many obstacl...

August 25, 2025

Sri M said ...

It’s very difficult to define the ultimate Truth. But in my opinion, it is to discover the divinity within you.

August 24, 2025

Sri M said ...

To free yourself from illusions the senses build for us and how we get caught by it, one of the ways is to be eternally watchful and that watchfulness is called awareness. Buddhists call it mindful...

August 23, 2025

Sri M said ...

We are afraid that the world we live in and love to hold it together will run away from us. The moment we begin to hold on, the joy is over because you are fighting against it running away. What ha...

August 22, 2025

Sri M said ...

Sankhya is one of the most ancient philosophies which gives you a working knowledge of the world, material world and about Purusha and Prakruti. Prakruti is the world and Purusha is the consciousne...

August 21, 2025

Sri M said ...

We can get rid of the negatives by substituting them with positives. And understanding comes out of humility. It is the ego that swells up and says, I can do anything, I am the most powerful. 

August 20, 2025

Sri M said ...

Sadhana is done to purify the mind, free of distractions and to lead a simple life where you can at any time tune in to your inner self, which is divine.

August 19, 2025