Quotes by Sri M

“In the language of Yoga, our flute is the spine and it is usually full of muck. Kriya is one of the ways to clean it up. One cannot do anything more; only clean it up and wait! He will sing only wh...”

“Once the music is heard, thenceforth our problems are solved. We are onto a different world altogether. It’s also called ‘Shabd‘. Shabd need not mean only a word– it also means a sound. That is whe...”

“Happiness is the common thing that everybody seeks. When somebody commits suicide, it is generally because one wants to escape the unhappiness, the sorrow, the sadness – hoping when one escapes fro...”

“Whenever I think of preparing for a new day, leaving behind the old, I am reminded of the cry of John the Baptist, who declared, 'Voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare ye, the way of the L...”

“All our lives are based upon the understanding that, 'I am the body'. The ego which is the mind is built-up based on the fact that ‘I am this body only’; but there is more to it than just the body....”

“Music cannot be played if the flute is filled with muck. You have to empty it out. A flute has to be hollow; you can’t blow through a solid flute! So, all the muck has to go and when it is clean, h...”

“I think all the sadhana we do is intended to mostly bring about the hunger for God – for that Truth. When that hunger has built up, then God is at your doorstep!”

“Navanita is the Sanskrit word for butter. So, He is called the Navanita Chor – one who steals the butter. Only by churning the milk, butter is derived. Hence, churning is essential, without which n...”

“Happiness is a universal search. Whether one is a believer or a non–believer, Hindu, Muslim, Christian or Sikh – everybody looks for happiness in this world. All our attempts to grasp things and ho...”

“To find yourself, to examine yourself, to look at life – try and become as less selfish or ‘less self-centered’ as possible. While there is no human being who is completely ‘non self-centered’, som...”

“The state where you remain alone in your true self – enjoying the bliss of your inner being – is called the ‘severance of connection with pain’. When that happens, one severs one’s connection with ...”

“A teacher should be a polished mirror – so that when you look, you see your actual reflection and not a distorted image. How does one change if one does not see the real picture? Look at the mirror...”

“The message from ancient India has been that all humanity is one and the happiness of humanity at large is the aim of human life. ‘SarveBhavanthuSukinaha’ is an ancient Vedic dictum, which means 'T...”

“Sorrow is central. In fact, the very teaching of Buddha was freedom from sorrow for all humanity. Without sorrow, how do you get free of it? Any attempt to be free of sorrow and pain is an attempt ...”

“It is when you are face-to-face with sorrow that you turn and look at that which is beyond. If you are forever happy sucking on your lollipop – the pleasures of the world – then nobody will look de...”