Quotes by Sri M

“For most of us, when we sit down and try to meditate, the mind wanders mainly because we are attracted to something or we are repulsed by something. If this had been settled in some way by understa...”

“The ‘emptiness’ that I mean is the stillness which comes when the mind is not distracted, when there is no distraction of running up and down and going here and there.”

“‘Emptying myself’ means to meet people, to see people, to react to situations every day in life situations without the heavy load of prejudices. This is what emptying means. And, also, to continue ...”

“As I meet and interact with people, can I meet and interact without my prejudices? Without all that notions I have filled about people, plus and minus both? Can I meet them at par, on equal terms? ...”

“To ‘empty yourself’ is not a conscious process and it is not even an unconscious process. ‘Empty yourself’ simply means to understand that concept. It is not a process. It is not as if I can sit do...”

“When we say ‘empty yourself,’ it could also mean ‘empty yourself of your prejudices.’ Empty yourself of all the ideas that have been put into your brain; of all the things that you instantly dislik...”

“Self-realization means to understand first the connection between the body and the brain. It is not to say that you are the Supreme Brahman. You are not! Actually, not on a day-to-day basis.”

“A clear understanding of anatomy and physiology is an important aspect of yoga. That is the first realization of yourself; first understanding of yourself. I am not saying you should all do medicin...”

“One more thing, in your relationship with the spiritual teacher – I won’t even use the word spiritual – in your relationship with the teacher, please be frank, truthful and clear. Don’t try to bluf...”

“Every day, when you get up in the morning or go to sleep at night, look at yourself and ask, “Where am I, what am I doing? How many falsities have happened in my life? Even in Sadhana - how much am...”

“At least in spiritual matters, please don’t tell lies. Don’t say I meditated for six hours today and my lights were going up and down. Say only what you really feel - if you don’t do that, that is ...”

“The insistence is on finding the Truth - going towards the Truth. That word – Truth – seems to be such an important word. Now, what we have to think in this pilgrimage of life is that it is good to...”

“Sometimes, there may be a mad man – looking absolutely crazy, sitting in one corner in the bus stand or in the street somewhere – who may not show any powers but he could very easily be an advanced...”

“If both ‘Shraddha’ and ‘Saburi’ are there, then there is definitely no problem in Sadhana. What happens often is that, when there is ‘Shraddha’, there is not enough ‘Saburi’ and, sometimes, ‘Saburi...”

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