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Dec 17, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said...

The inquiry into what you really are begins with the understanding that this body doesn’t exist for long, it dies. So, when I die, do I die with the body? Or am I still around?  If I’m still around...

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Dec 16, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said...

Kaivalya is derived from the word ‘Kevala’ - only. In Kaivalya the Yogi understands that there is only ‘One’. Unity in diversity where Prakriti is completely overcome. There is only the Purusha, li...

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Dec 15, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said...

From the Vedantic point of view to the Upanishads to the teachings of Nath sampradaya and the practice of Yoga, there are innumerable links with the Buddhist system. It doesn’t matter what you call...

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Dec 14, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said...

Shunya is not nothing. It is that from which this entire universe has come, and into which it has to go back. Actually, one cannot define something which is so abstract to nothing. Actually it mean...

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Dec 12, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said...

Among the Sufis, if you go to a person, he will train you, then after a while, he will say that you have learned all that you can from me, go to the other one. So you learn. Finally, you come to th...

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Dec 11, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said...

A true spiritual teacher is not in the business of gathering disciples. A teacher is one that is more concerned about the aspirants’ aspirations and that he/she should move towards the Truth, rathe...

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Dec 10, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said...

The first requisite is seriousness and urgency for finding the Truth. Then, the way you go depends on your personality, your background, and your past. So, before you accept a path, don’t be in a h...