Quotes by Sri M

“The Vedantic question is why not go back? That is, retrace our steps and go back to the source or the reservoir of all happiness, which is within us.”

“The center around which thought orbits is called the ‘mind of the mind’— the witness of all that is happening within.”

“Nivrutti Marga and Pravartti Marga - Pravratti means the mind is outgoing, also known as extrovert. It operates outside, through the senses. All the experiences of this world are gained through Pra...”

“Every one of us, although we say we are looking for this or that, is looking for philosophy or welfare. What we are really looking for is happiness.”

“There is this famous story derived from the couplet of Kabir Das, about the Kasturi Mriga. There is a kind of deer with a little pouch near its tail, in which Kasturi musk is produced. In the breed...”

“One who’s on the spiritual journey should not cry over what he loses. What is lost may be the stepping-stone to the ultimate goal — communion with the Supreme Being.”

“One of the greatest obstacles to Truth is sloth. Swami Vivekananda realized this and implemented its removal in his own life. He said one couldn’t meditate 24 hours a day; therefore, the next best ...”

“Look at a river, it furrows through the sand, on both sides there are banks. It builds its own banks. Oh it floods sometimes but that does not mean that you can freeze it and hold it in one place. ...”

“As you read the Upanishads, you will find in many places, that the seeker of the truth is addressed ‘Satya Kama’. It could be a name, but then Sanskrit is an ancient language and every name has a m...”

“The experience of happiness is innate, not in the object that I enjoy. The object may although be necessary to excite it or bring it out. Therefore, Vedanta says: the source of all happiness is wit...”

“"Sat-chit-ananda" is a three-syllable word— ‘Sat’, ‘Chitta’ and ‘Ananda’. ‘Sat’ meaning reality, ‘Chitta’ meaning consciousness and ‘Ananda’ means bliss (not ordinary happiness which has an end). T...”

“The ‘One’ who is behind all thought and action is witness to everything — the unaffected witness to all that takes place. The ‘One’ cannot be reached by any of our known modes of communication.”

“You cannot conceive of a mind without thought; so the mind in totality is actually a bundle of thoughts from the past to the present and projecting into the future.”

“The Vedanta asserts that this basic attitude, this basic instinct to unite, comes from the fact that we have separated from Unity and have now become dual. Therefore, there is a built-in instinct t...”

“Words are very powerful! If somebody doesn’t know the language, they won’t understand a word, they won’t know what you are saying. The moment they know the language, they will react according to th...”