Quotes by Sri M

“You see, affection links the Supreme Manifestation, or even a great Teacher, to those who can benefit from it. This ‘affection’ doesn’t ask for anything in return. It is a link that develops due to...”

“Don’t run away from the battle, stay. You cannot run anywhere. So stay here, face your challenges, fight it out but do it with love, affection and understanding.”

“Yogo bhoga yatey’, means ’yoga’ through ‘bhoga’ (enjoyment). This is not a license for ‘bhoga’. What’s said is while you enjoy, realize that the enjoyment is not coming from what you enjoy but that...”

“Swami Vivekananda explained it beautifully; he said: “We are hypnotized by the false happiness that the world seems to give us. We have to de-hypnotise ourselves and come back to our senses.””

“When I enjoy something sweet, for eg: fresh jalebis, the enjoyment swells up when my tongue, the sense organ, touches the jalebi. The enjoyment isn’t contained in the jalebi or the tongue; it’s wit...”

“There is nothing to fear and to live with this understanding is called holistic living. Holistic living is to live with the understanding the blissful Supreme Being pervades the entire universe and...”

“The Absolute Energy, when in manifestation, when moving, is called Shakti. When it is not moving, and is in Absolute Rest, it is called Shiv. Here, we are not talking about the personality Shankara...”

“Usually, your wife is your greatest critic at home because she sees you in all circumstances. The criticism should always be taken as constructive because it helps to keep one humble. It helps to k...”

“If the world were a complete obstruction to the attainment of spiritual fulfillment, the Supreme Being would not have created the world at all. The very fact that the world exists around us and als...”

“Whatever you are doing, he says, “Dedicate that to me. Think that I am the agent and I am the enjoyer”. Gradually, you will get purified enough and be lifted out of that activity. Although, this is...”

“If you can put your mind into an idea that you want to achieve, visualizing it completely as if it is actually there, doing that constantly using the technique by which it can be done, then believe...”

“You should be able to control your senses. You should learn to cultivate tranquility and balance of mind in the midst of circumstances, whether good or bad; and above all, have the welfare of all l...”

“The world is such a funny place. You try to go behind something and it always runs away from you; you leave it and it tries to follow you! Vishwamitra goes off to the forest for ‘Tapasya’ and Menak...”

“The message Shirdi Sai Baba wanted to convey was the total unity of all religions. So, he did a very strange thing. While living in a broken mosque, he had this everyday ritual of lighting a lamp o...”

“We can go away anywhere but we carry our mind with us. We can’t escape from the mind. According to the Gita and also people who have walked this path, the only solution is to face it. Examine it. L...”