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May 25, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

Somebody says something. You are thinking, “Who is this fellow to say something like this?” This will stop further suggestions or ideas from others. If the openness in one’s mind – that there is mu...

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May 24, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

Suppose, if the thing I am searching for is here, then how do we reach it? How to walk towards it? How much ever we search, we won’t be able to reach it. It’s possible that when all this frantic se...

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May 23, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

According to me, in this world, we cannot find completeness in life. Most people have a lot of money, estate, four cars et al. But, is there any peace of mind? If there is peace of mind, why are th...

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May 22, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

When you are in office - amidst all sorts of distractions - and you want to experience one-pointedness, there are techniques for this. The technique is to couple the mind with some action. So, we c...

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May 20, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

We come across people who took Sanyasa at young age. Their attire may have changed, but they cannot come back to this life even if they want to. Their life is a misery – half here, half there - a b...

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May 19, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

There is no need to change our attire, no need to change the place we stay in, and no need to change anything. We only need to change our Mind. In order to do that – in a practical way – we need to...

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May 18, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

Though we live in this world, ultimate satisfaction is illusory and then, one day, death comes. We need to live with this understanding. Know that all people may have weaknesses like us. Instead of...

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May 17, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

Much before getting into marriage or relationship, we need to train our mind. The mind has to be conditioned in our early years. After conditioning our mind, nothing adverse will happen when we com...

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May 16, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

An artist, with complete inspiration, is painting. There won’t be any other thought during this process; it is a form of Dhyana. When a poet writes poetry, his complete attention is in writing. Whe...

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May 15, 2017 Quotations

Sri M said...

Consider the case of busy executives. They may all go and stay a week in a certain resort. Why so? Since rest is required. But, can they stay there permanently? Don’t they need to come back to thei...