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Jul 04, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

A true Guru will be more interested in what he can give you rather than what he can take from you. Sri M's Quotes are now available in regional languages as well. To receive them every morning, ple...

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Jul 03, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

Guru Purnima is meant to remember the essence of ‘teacher-hood’, of all the Gurus who have been with us from time immemorial. We all bow down to the Supreme Being as the Guru, which manifests itsel...

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Jul 02, 2023 Quotations

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The most important function of the Guru is to act as a well-polished mirror so that we see ourselves as we are, with all our imperfections. Sometimes this can be unpleasant and many people leave. A...

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Jul 01, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

A Guru’s function is to show the way. But you must walk on that path. There is no other way. Is  guidance from a Guru required? Yes. Only a person who has walked the path earlier will know whe...

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Jun 30, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

Karma Yoga means every karma or action that you perform has an effect. Every effect has a cause, it could be good or bad. It’s not just a philosophy of how to work. Sri M's Quotes are now available...

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Jun 29, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

It is natural for people to think if there is something beyond, something permanent, is there a happiness which you can find without running away to the forest? Because you can’t, it is impossible....

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Jun 28, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

Gita is supposed to have been taught in the battlefield of Kurukshetra. This is not for one who is isolated from everything and sitting in a cave but for the one here in the battlefield of life.  S...

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Jun 27, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

To understand Brahma Vidya it’s not enough to say ‘Aham Brahmasmi’. You need to bring about some internal change in yourself through Yoga shastras, practice of Yoga of different kinds before this c...

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Jun 26, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

Sarvopanishado gavo dugdha gopalanandanaParthovatsa sudheerbhokta dogdham gitamrutam mahatThe Gita is the essence of the Upanishads. Krishna is the one who milks the cows, likened to the Upanishads...

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Jun 25, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

The world that you see with your five instruments of observation or perception, ultimately evolves from yourself and how you look at it. You are that Reality. Sri M's Quotes are now available in re...