Quotes by Sri M

“This human body and this human world into which we come are full of sorrow from all sides. Since it is the only vehicle which leads us on to moksha, it is very precious.”

“You know how powerful words are! So, watch yourself. Be careful of what you say. Ninety percent of the troubles in this world, for us, are caused by not talking responsibly.”

“Swadhyaya means to do self study and also to study the self.  Studying oneself is not simply hearing or reading something; it involves exploring your inner being and finding out how it affects you.”

“When you reach the core where you are all settled, then whether you are supported by your family and friends or not, you can handle it. This is my understanding and my experience. It has to do with...”

“Self-observation is good, and it helps us grow, but not self-criticism. If you criticize yourself all the time, there is no way you can improve yourself. However much you fall, get up and get going.”

“The universal message at the heart of the Hindu teachings, Buddhist teachings, and Christian teachings is Care, Love and Service and to seek peace in the depths of your being. As it is said 'Blesse...”

“Yoga is the capacity, consciously developed, to get rid of the vrittis of the chitta. Vrittis are the movement of thoughts, can be good or bad; and Chitta is the mind.”

“If you have everything and if you have not come to terms with the inner reality, then there is no use of all that you have.”

“Kriya means a technique. No technique can find the Truth. Because then it becomes a mechanical thing. But the technique can help you to bring your mind to a certain stage from where it becomes the ...”

“Try to become spiritual. Try to advance in your spiritual practice.”

“There are wise people who speak very little. In their silence, genius develops.”

“When the mind is quiet, it holds tremendous energy. This is not nothingness. It is “no-thing” - that which cannot be defined as a thing. From this, the entire universe arises.”

“Living in this world and experiencing life, I would say, is the philosopher’s stone, which can eventually purify you from base metal into pure gold.”

“Perhaps the only way to free the mind from the trappings of the material world is to live in the midst of it, receive guidance from a teacher, and come to terms with the world so that one may trans...”

“My Master used to say, “When you are alone in a cave, you can say to yourself, ‘I have controlled my emotions; I am not jealous; I am not angry,’ and so on. But the reality is that there is nobody ...”