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Apr 20, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said..

In absolute silence when there is no formation of words meaning no formation of thought then perhaps something happens. When you try to translate it into words it’s still defined, gets modified a b...

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Apr 19, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

The manipura chakra is the centre which transforms your mind and awareness from the gross to the subtle, burns away all the dross and leaves only the essence. Sri M's Quotes are now available in re...

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Apr 18, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

Some things are best said in silence. The Upanishad says that words cannot express the truth, They are man-made. They cannot actually express the absolute truth because no language can. Sri M's Quo...

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Apr 17, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

I meditate upon thee so that my intelligence may become perfect and stimulated enough to understand that Supreme Being. This is the prayer of the Gayatri Mantra. Sri M's Quotes are now available in...

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Apr 16, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

The body and the mind are interrelated. When the mind is tired, the body is tired and when the body tires, it reflects on the mind too.  But not in the Self. If you learn how to open the mind to th...

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Apr 15, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

In the beginning, when you turn inward, you need to shut out the world.  Once you find it, you come out and you realize that what is inside is also outside.  They become one, so there is no going o...

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Apr 14, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

In the olden days the Upanishads used Agni or the fire as a symbol to describe the spirit. Fire is always there in the wood. It comes out when you have friction. So, the spirit is in the body, it c...

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Apr 13, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

With the Gayatri Mantra, you invoke the presence and the spirit of the sun and the moon and hence, the Supreme Reality who manifests as the sun and the moon.  Sri M's Quotes are now available in re...

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Apr 12, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

Physical love is not separate from true love.  When it becomes pure and very subtle and when there is no expectation at all, ordinary love can turn into divine love.  Then kama or desire ...

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Apr 11, 2023 Quotations

Sri M said...

The mind is made up of thoughts, constantly in motion. This movement or waves of thought are known as vrittis. The complete stopping of the movement of the vrittis, is considered to be yoga or Yoga...