Quotes by Sri M

“The first thing that happens as one advances in sadhana is that one develops compassion in the heart.”

“If acute desire to be free of suffering arises in a human mind, that mind need not be extraordinarily intellectual. It can be just an ordinary person with that desire; then one can completely direc...”

“Love is the essence of religion for it is a religion that teaches us ethics, concern, and compassion.”

“ I can physically run away from my situation but I can’t run away from my mind as the mind follows me, wherever I go. So stay where you are and deal with the situation.”

“The Upanishads have described the spiritual path as shurasya dhaara, it is like walking on the ‘edge of a razor’.  It is dangerous and difficult. You can fall or get cut. The sadhak has to be very ...”

“When the third eye or the agna chakra is activated and the kundalini energy reaches the agna, the mind understands the reality behind all illusion. Then all illusions are burnt to ashes and this is...”

“When the mind churns in meditation, which means, when you delve deeper and deeper into the layers of your mind, the first thing that comes out is not Amrit or nectar but poison because that’s the o...”

“Energy – once its work of creation, preservation, and destruction is done – still remains whole. The whole Cosmos is spun out of this energy or Shakti, which keeps working tirelessly and yet remain...”

“  That Absolute energy, in manifestation or movement, when it begins to work, is called Shakti. When it is in its potential form, absolutely at rest, without a single movement – That completen...”

“  The Energy and the Power that is manifested all over the world, right from the energy that you see in a tiny amoeba that moves, gets its food, and eats it, is a constantly renewing force, wh...”

“The Devi Bhagavata Purana says that She directs and upholds everything – that is, She is the source of the vitality that pervades the physical creation.”

“Praying is a beautiful psychological exercise where deep down you want to come out of the circumstances that are limiting your progress.”

“The practice of Yoga is the means and way of finding that happiness, our true identity; When we discover that, we are not what we think we are but something completely different.”

“When a spiritual teacher says something, it’s not the words that are important but the effect it has on you. Watch carefully and understand where you are, which part of the journey you're in, which...”

“When enlightenment really happens there is no doubt in mind whether it is the real thing. As long as there is doubt, it is not enlightenment. Because when it happens, all boundaries are burst asunder.”