“According to Sankya, everything in life, material as well of the human mind is made up of three gunas. Sattva, Rajas, Tamas. Every human being has these three in some percentage.”
The Satsang Foundation
Quotes by Sri M
Receive Sri M's quotes every morning in regional languages on our Telegram Channel.
Receive Sri M's words of wisdom in your inbox daily
“Sanyasa is not for the lazy. A true sanyasin is one who lives in this world and acts without worrying too much about the results of the action.”
“We all have a set of duties, but to perform those duties not worrying too much about the ultimate result whether it is good or bad. It is nice to think that it should be good, but even if it become...”
“The actual aim of understanding the Gita is to go beyond all construction, all words, all conditioning until the Supreme Brahman is face to face with you.”
“The pure teaching of Krishna is beyond words, but Vyasa has no way other than using words. If I don’t use words, how can I talk to you? But also understand that words are limited and there are limi...”
“All our thought processes are made up of language. Music is something which cuts across all barriers.”
“You cannot simply sit down and meditate without understanding what meditation is, even if you know the technique. ”
“The Bhagavad Gita is one of the earliest textbooks of spiritual understanding and exploration which says that there are innumerable ways towards the Supreme Being.”
“There are millions of people on this earth, right? Why is it that only some people want to look for spiritual matters and others don’t want to? That means a little bit of Kripa (grace) is already t...”
“Once the thought has entered that one has to do prayas, you can be rest assured that the Kripa (grace) is already there. So put your mind on the Prayas (effort).”
“ It doesn’t matter what your belief is. If you need to survive in this world, you need to put in hard work. ”
“Very few people are interested in finding the true identity. That’s OK. Finally, you have to come back to your source.”
“The inquiry into what you really are begins with the understanding that this body doesn’t exist for long, it dies. So, when I die, do I die with the body? Or am I still around? If I’m still around...”
“Kaivalya is derived from the word ‘Kevala’ - only. In Kaivalya the Yogi understands that there is only ‘One’. Unity in diversity where Prakriti is completely overcome. There is only the Purusha, li...”
“From the Vedantic point of view to the Upanishads to the teachings of Nath sampradaya and the practice of Yoga, there are innumerable links with the Buddhist system. It doesn’t matter what you call...”