Quotes by Sri M

“A spiritual teacher sometimes provides opportunities and situations, either deliberately or as they happen. He does not encourage people to run away from situations but to pause and remain. It is only when faced with a particular set of circumstances, one begins to realise for oneself where one stands.”

“When you practice the techniques taught through the spiritual texts, you will come to a stage where your mind is no more limited to the brain but is multidimensional.”

“When you practice the techniques taught through the spiritual texts, you will come to a stage where your mind is no more limited to the brain but is multidimensional.”

“We have the most complex brain, better than any other animals therefore we tend to think that it is because of this that everything is functioning. Consciousness can be totally free of the brain and act on its own if required.”

“Be a bhakta - devotee more than anything else because through bhakti all jnana - wisdom will dawn.”

“When you have gone deep enough in your meditation, in your spiritual practice, you are not aware of the outside world in a state of deep trance, you are not even thinking of any idea what you should do or what you should not do, suddenly a thought will come into your mind. You may not even have thought about it and it's not even from your subconscious. It comes deep from within and then you know, yes, this is to be done, then it's your inner Guru speaking. It may not even be speaking in words. It may be suddenly that you realize, I know this.”

“As you journey on the path, the more you desire, the more is your aspiration towards having a glimpse of the Supreme, then something very soft and nice grows in your heart. It's very fragrant. And when it grows, that is devotion.”

“It is the function of the Outer Guru, a teacher, to bring about the development of the student so that he / she becomes more reliant on the Inner Guru than the Outer Guru. The Outer Guru can disappear, but the Inner does not. The Inner Guru is actually none other than the Supreme Being.”

“The function of the Guru is to show a mirror to you. To clean the mirror and show it properly at the right angle so that you see yourself as you actually are, not what you want to be.”

“When you say Guru, it means a teacher in all ways; could be a small child who teaches you innocence of childhood, it could be a philosophical teacher who teaches you the Upanishads, they are all Gurus.”

“Following the teachings is more important than worshipping the Teacher.”

“When the ordinary thinking or the ordinary rational logic subsides, then comes the feeling called Bhakti. Bhakti is not different from Jnana Yoga but it’s that which comes with feelings not words, sound or music.”

“When you live in this world be aware of how you behave. Be mindful of what you do in the outside world, be mindful of your inner world and one day what will remain is only the witness, the sakshi which is the seer. This is kaivalya.”

“Because you are emotional, it doesn’t mean that you should not maintain tranquility. Your emotions should be directed towards achieving your goal, rather than in other things.”

“Half an hour or one hour of sitting down quietly and being mindful of your mind, thoughts and breath is a very important preparation to attain that mindfulness which we seek, which is to be totally free of all this.”