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Nov 28, 2018 Quotations

Sri M said....

According to our parampara of Kriya, this whole system of the world is linked to the body. All pilgrimages are performed within, Kailash being on the top. When we do the parikrama, you should remem...

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Nov 27, 2018 Quotations

Sri M said....

In the ancient texts, anything that is described universally in the macrocosm will also be linked to something in the microcosm, the human system. The root of the Aswatha tree is the bottom of the ...

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Nov 25, 2018 Quotations

Sri M said....

A clear understanding of anatomy and physiology is an important aspect of yoga. That is the first understanding of yourself. I am not saying you should all study medicine; you need not go into deta...

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Nov 24, 2018 Quotations

Sri M said....

Spiritual development is not a mass affair. We cannot develop spiritually in groups. All that should be taken off from our minds. We are not sheep that can be herded together and made to eat the sa...

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Nov 23, 2018 Quotations

Sri M said....

In our relationship with the spiritual teacher – I won’t even use the word spiritual – in your relationship with the teacher, please be frank, truthful and clear. Don’t try to bluff, because it doe...

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Nov 22, 2018 Quotations

Sri M said....

Every day when you wake up in the morning, or go to bed at night, look at yourself and say, ‘where am I, what am I doing? How many falsities are still in my life? Am I really doing my sadhana since...

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Nov 21, 2018 Quotations

Sri M said....

At least in spiritual matters, please don’t lie! Don’t say I meditated for six hours today and lights were going up and down. Say only what you really feel.  If you don’t follow this, it is the gre...