Quotes by Sri M

“To look at yourself first to find out how you are in the midst of circumstances, I think is the beginning of knowing yourself.”

“It’s only in this world when you meet somebody, when you talk to people, how you behave, what you do that you figure out where you are, otherwise you can’t figure out, you cannot figure this out in...”

“‘Sangachchadhwam, samvadadhwam samvo manamsi janatam’ which means may we walk together, may we study together with our minds put together, may we understand.  ”

“If you can be mindful of your thoughts, of your actions, of your meditation, of your breath, and so on, that is called mindfulness – a total mindfulness as you go along with life.”

“Peace is a state of mind that comes from inside, if I am not peaceful with myself I cannot be at peace anywhere.”

“One of the ways of transcending the ordinary mind and understanding that All-pervading consciousness is through silencing the noisy mind, which chatters from the time we are born till the time we die.”

“A belief that perhaps there is something greater, the world cannot be just this limited and conditioned thing that I see with my eyes - That is the beginning of expanding to newer horizons, higher ...”

“Many things that we see in the world through our five senses actually limit the unlimited and give us a very conditioned and limited picture.”

“When you meet people every day, try to look at them and your relationship with them as something new, don’t carry the old with you. This is also a way to overcome the limitations of one’s own mind.”

“OM represents the whole creation, universe, cosmos, human being, the connection between a human and the universe, the connection between the individual and the Supreme all-pervading being.”

“The ultimate happiness that we all seek, lies in finding one’s true self. And when we find that, the heart becomes very soft, kind and understanding”

“The experience of spiritual perfection – when it happens, is something which needs no other proof; it is in itself a proof.”

“Freedom is like the Wheel of Enlightenment – the rim symbolizes mindfulness while the hub stands for moral discipline. The veil of illusion is gradually lifted as one goes deeper into understanding...”

“Mindfulness is to watch your mind, be mindful of it while you are in the outside world, relating to others, and reacting to what others say. It is to understand your mind as it is, not what it is t...”

“The only thing the Guru is genuinely concerned with is your spiritual progress. The moment you are serious, so serious that nothing else is more important to you than finding the truth; your Guru w...”