Quotes by Sri M

“Sadness comes to every human being at some point. We don’t know when it comes or how. It could be that we are deprived of something. It could be because we don’t know where to go. It could be becau...”

“The fact is that we are separated, and we are looking for it. The puny brain can never find the ‘why’ until it reaches the goal. When it does reach the goal and finds the ‘why’, it cannot explain t...”

“If you have already spiritually advanced during many births and have come to a stage where you need just a little bit of a turn, then, the Guru will choose you. Until then, don’t put your brain int...”

“Nobody is perfect. As long as you have a human body some imperfections will be there.”

“One should utilize one’s limited intelligence to try and figure out which teacher is suitable for one. Then, take it up, practice sincerely what is being said. Live with the person and find out wha...”

“If you think you will give up work and come to an ashram and live in tranquility and peace, you are completely mistaken. There is no ashram that is tranquil. There is always someone whispering. In ...”

“It’s not that work churns you up and meditation makes you inert. It’s not true. Meditation also churns you up, but in a better way, in a different way. And, worldly life churns you up in a differen...”

“Moving towards the spiritual journey does not mean that you stop all work. Stopping all work is utter laziness, it has nothing to do with spirituality.”

“Actually, nobody is so seriously interested in spiritual progress. I have seen hundreds of people; they are ok with spiritual progress as long as it doesn’t interfere with their daily life. If that...”

“Tantra says that you can get rid of the desire by enjoying it because most people cannot totally get rid of it by abandoning it or avoiding it.”

“Tantra is defined as Yoga through ‘bhoga’, yoga through enjoyment. That doesn’t mean that Tantra is orgies in the cremation grounds. It means understanding the fact that very few people can get rid...”

“You know how limited we make ourselves, thinking that we are limited? Why don’t we for once, at least in the mind, let go of this limitedness and say ‘It can’t be!’.  There is the wide world, after...”

“Sometimes it happens spontaneously. You discover, ‘what have I been doing all these years?’ Sometimes it happens because of kindness and compassion. Sometimes it happens because you see somebody's ...”

“There are different ways of getting the ‘taste’.  One way is to associate with one who is drunk with ‘That’. You associate for some time and you see that ‘hey!, there is something in this guy which...”

“The mind is always seeking fulfillment and it has not learned that the fulfillment is inside. So, while it’s still there, keep trying until you can taste a little bit. Once the taste gets into you,...”