“The worship of the teacher shouldn't take so much precedence that the teaching is forgotten.”
The Satsang Foundation
Quotes by Sri M
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“People think that to be spiritual means to start healing. First, you have to heal yourself. ‘Physician, heal thyself’. Heal your spirit first; there are enough hospitals and doctors to heal the si...”
“When you find a spiritual teacher after a few years of observation, one who you think is worth it, ask for the real thing. Don’t ask for the petty stuff. Sometimes in trouble, one asks for such th...”
“No matter what happens, don’t bother. You may suffer reverses, and you may get into trouble. Stick to your spiritual path, if you are serious.”
“If you are on the spiritual path, if you are moving towards the Truth, the first steps are - try to be truthful in day-to-day life. You cannot tell lies 24 hours a day and expect to find the Absolu...”
“Any place, where the truth is worshipped, is a temple for us. The most important temple is the body. Inside us is the heart where the Truth sits.”
“A mind that has no distractions can have effortless one-pointed attention. When the eye of intuition or the eye of one-pointedness opens, then you can see the light.”
“We carry so many things in our head. Be simple. Throw off the burdens and be free!”
“In India, the wandering teacher is called a Parivrajaka - one who continuously walks in search of the truth. Once the truth is found, the teacher must take it door-to-door.”
“You cannot have a healthy body without a healthy mind. One of the prerequisites of a healthy body is to eat less, and do good exercise.”
“Nobody can give us illumination; we have to find it ourselves. Just as one who is hungry has to find food for oneself.”
“Ultimately, you are your own Master. There is no other. A teacher can help you understand this point. If you do, then you are free. My job is to tell you that your teacher is in you.”
“Surrender means to understand that I am helpless at a certain point and, therefore, I need to relax, let go, be patient and wait. In that waiting, something arrives. The breeze may be from within.”
“These layers of prejudice close the eyes, ears, and heart. When the wind blows, nothing can enter. So, all the practices we do are meant to open the windows.”
“Only when the mind has ceased all finding, grasping, and then settled down in that silence, something happens.”