Quotes by Sri M

“So often, there may be a madman sitting in a corner, in the bus stand, or in the street somewhere, who may not show any powers, but he could very easily be an advanced, spiritual person. What I am ...”

“While we practice our sadhana, if we sometimes get some powers, see lights or hear sounds – do not think that God is going to come! There are many people who have many powers, but have not yet had ...”

“If both shraddha and saburi are there, then definitely, there is no problem in sadhana. What happens often is that: when there is shraddha, there is not enough saburi and the other way round. Both ...”

“Shraddha means absolute one-pointed attention. It has been translated as ‘Faith’ also. It actually means absolute, one-pointed attention; the complete attention on your goal.”

“Have patience in the face of criticism. Even when greatly agitated, try to be patient. Things will take care of themselves. We can never say when the Grace of God comes, so we cannot be impatient. ...”

“Saburi means complete patience, especially in sadhana where one has to go through so many trials and tribulations. Sometimes, people take up sadhana very enthusiastically but the moment a little tr...”

“If we live for thirty-five or forty years close to someone who we consider a great teacher, like the Sai Baba of Shirdi, and worship him, but if our lives do not change as his teaching is meant to ...”

“Sai Baba used to say that he practiced Guru Yoga, complete attention on the teacher. Baba would mention his Guru, a man called Venkusha who lived in the Nizam’s provinces in Andhra Pradesh, closer ...”

“What each one of us must understand is to first lead a good life by helping as many people as possible, to sing the name of God, to do our ‘japa’, and to dwell on the Inner Spirit constantly. This ...”

“Sai Baba always said, 'I give people what they ask – thinking, hoping, they will ask me one day what I really want to give them'. But, it is unfortunate that in this materialistic world, even when ...”

“The central message is –there is only One Supreme Being and that Supreme Being resides in the hearts of all. He is the Antaryami. By living a good life, praying, meditating and trying to touch the ...”

“Sai Baba was a strange person. Sometimes, his mood would be terrible, and nobody would dare go near him. And then, sometimes, he would be so affectionate that you could do anything – nothing matter...”

“Satsang is critical – because you become according to the company you keep. If I live with people who talk about the Truth or want to find out what it is; who do japa and kirtan and bhajan, then I ...”

“There’s a faculty that opens by which one can probably begin to understand these things. That is called the opening of the ‘Heart’.  It is not open-heart surgery!  We are not talking of an anatomic...”

“We think we can solve everything with our rational brain! This is one of the problems man faces when he reads the scriptures. He feels that with his intellect, he can explain everything. Now, one m...”