Quotes by Sri M

“Sometimes it is good luck coming in the disguise of ‘bad luck’. You’d think it cruel of me to say this, but it’s a fact that sometimes the ‘worst’ things are good things that come in the worst form...”

“One of the most important reasons why one starts to meditate is when one day a person discovers that there is a whole circus going on around them. That this whole world they have built up around th...”

“It is useful to meditate to deal with stress in everyday life. It is a good reason to start, but it is not the actual aim of meditation.  ”

“If you are a sincere aspirant, if your only goal in life is to meet your beloved ‘Self ’, if you constantly meditate and pray for guidance, the master shall surely come – if so required. You may or...”

“When the time is ripe, the master comes. You don’t have to search for him in the Himalayas. He may be living next door but you may not know. Your ignorance and arrogance effectively help him to rem...”

“The one sure sign of a true Bhakta is the absence of selfishness. If anyone pretends to be one and you discover even a tinge of selfishness, keep away. True lovers of God are rare and, wherever the...”

“When you understand and become aware of your breathing, aware under all circumstances, not just when you sit down, you will notice then that your mind becomes settled and goes deeper and deeper int...”

“The breath is so important, yet we are never aware of it. We think that it is quite natural, the way it is going on. The breath started before birth, in the womb, and it goes on until it stops, and...”

“In meditation you first start with being aware of your breath. The breath is a very important link to that which is beyond. If you want to move from mindfulness to that which is beyond, the breath ...”

“In Vedantic meditation, it helps to have a preliminary calming of the mind by pranayama, by watching the breath or by japa. After you have calmed your mind, then the intellect becomes very sharp an...”

“In bhakti yoga, when japa is to be done, one conceives of a lotus or a flower, or a light in the centre of one’s chest or heart, and then, one invites that form of God that one has selected, to com...”

“Meditating on the third eye leads you deeper and deeper if you do it properly. However, for those who are more spiritual through an emotional connection, the heart centre, the hridaya, is a good pl...”

“Traditionally, according to the yoga shastras, the cross-legged position is very good for meditation. It’s related to the energy channels in our system, which are called the ida, pingala and sushum...”

“Mindfulness is outside, and mindfulness is also inside, and if both these can be integrated, then it’s a stepping stone to go beyond, beyond the ordinary mind.  ”

“A person who is mindful is usually a gentle person, because the mind has settled down. You cannot even goad such a mind to get angry with somebody, it’s not possible, because the person sees that t...”