Quotes by Sri M

“A Sthitaprajna is one whose state of mind has become balanced, steady, and unruffled, yet is still active.”

“Money is not everything. It can buy many things, but it cannot buy happiness or fulfillment.”

“The ‘you do for me’ should go and be replaced with ‘I do for myself’. Practice! Your practice is your experience.”

“Shivam means consciousness, bliss, and auspiciousness. It is present within us and moving towards it is the spiritual journey.”

“You need to practise. The approach does not matter. Results come with constant practice. This helps you maintain your spiritual journey without disruption.”

“The most important function of the Guru is to act as a well-polished mirror so that we see ourselves as we are, with all our imperfections. The teacher reflects what is going on in us.”

“The greatest dharma is not to hurt or injure others, and cause no grief to others. Have affection towards everyone. This is the complete definition of dharma.”

“That completeness comes when our little selfish personality that is only thinking about me and myself has gone. When I think only of ‘you’, your pain becomes my pain. It’s no longer localized. Your happiness is my happiness. This is not theory or philosophy; it’s the experience of those who have touched that completeness.”

“There is this constant desire to be complete, to be full. This is how life moves, and we never seem to find this completeness outside. If it can be found inside, you will see it reflected outside.”

“When there is too much undigested philosophical information or when the mind is obsessed and restless all the time, it leaves no room to receive anything from the infinite. The wounds, hurts, and hatred we carry in our hearts are the greatest barriers. They are the muck that fills us up. Unless this muck is cleaned, there is no space for anything real to happen. And when this space is created, we realize that everything we seek has always been within us.”

“Deep down, the preparation is to create space, to empty our prejudices and be free. This preparation can be done in any tradition, but without space, nothing can be received.”

“Some great spiritual teachers are so absorbed in the fullness just like a full vessel. There is no sound; there’s no need to speak.”

“According to the Buddha, desire is the root of all sorrow and freedom from desire is freedom from sorrow for all mankind.”

“The Truth that we seek, is almost like no-thing. Which is why the Buddha called it Shunya. When my ego becomes zero, then I see that zero. That Nothing is the essence of everything.”

“The highest knowledge is that which leads you to the Truth.”