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Jan 20, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said....

The Gita defines Yoga as ‘Yogam karmasu kausalya’ - Yoga is to work with complete tranquility and auspiciousness. The Yogasutras of Patanjali, considered by many as the standard textbook, starts by...

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Jan 19, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said...

Samadhi - the state when the person is so absorbed in meditation that there is no distinction between the meditator and the thing meditated upon. Everything becomes one and there is absolutely no d...

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Jan 18, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said....

Yoga is any attempt to make your mind quiet and move beyond your ordinary limitations. Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga - all these are different modes of journey to the Truth, depending on the ...

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Jan 17, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said....

Om Namah Shivaya - I bow down to that supreme Shiva who encompasses all the levels of consciousness, from waking state to the dream state and beyond into turiya. I bow down to Shivam for the Truth ...

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Jan 15, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said....

When the mind is settled, there are no distractions; it's at peace. If it’s at peace with itself, then it is at peace with the world outside. The aim of yoga is to bring the rush of thoughts to a p...

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Jan 14, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said....

In the state of moksha or freedom, the human mind, even the physical body, undergoes a certain change. The cells change, the psyche changes, everything changes. The person becomes a entirely new in...

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Jan 13, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said....

True freedom emerges when the mind is absolutely at rest - at peace with itself and the world. Not grasping, not in conflict, not reaching out, not stretching itself but remaining in its original s...

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Jan 12, 2019 Quotations

Sri M said....

The whole search for Truth should start with understanding our relationship with nature and how we relate to other human beings, or even animals. It’s not something isolated, we are part of one big...