Quotes by Sri M

“Is there something which cannot be changed, which is not a dream, which is real, which I need not worry about it going away from me, something which is in essence my own essence? When I have found ...”

“Divinity exists in every human being. There is nowhere it does not. On the ultimate side it is ‘Ishavasyam idam sarvam,’ it pervades everywhere, but where we can be conscious of it is, in our hearts. ”

“The best principle of cleanliness is not to dirty your mind with bad thoughts about others. In every human being's heart, there is a divine spark. Therefore, we are all equal in that way. We are al...”

“If you have to learn from the teacher, you cannot go to the teacher and say, hey I am right. It doesn't work. You have to go with an open mind saying, ‘let me understand, please can you make me und...”

“Dialogue is not fighting or argument. Argument is a fight because I have already decided that I am saying the right thing. You have also decided that you are saying the right thing. There is a clas...”

“Truth is not meant for the weak. It's a message of inner and quiet strength. Do not be discouraged. Say, whatever discouragement comes on the way I am going to handle it and move forward.”

“Don’t think that to be spiritual is to be meek. You have to be robust before you can walk on this path.”

“If you don't have a satsanga, there is always a danger of dursangha, because we cannot live alone without communication, without meeting others, because we are society.”

“Cultivate Sat-sangha, to keep Dur-Sangha away. When people come together, who desire spiritual development, who are simple and good, who don't want to hurt others, who don't want to create problems...”

“Learn to see things in a new light. Allow the new rays to come in.”

“Sat means reality. The truth, the actual, opposite of ‘Asat’ - not true, not reality. Very often we look at ‘Asat’ and think that it is ‘Sat.’ What we think is real may not be real. And what we thi...”

“If the mind can stay peaceful, content and ‘sarvatra samabhudaya’ - tranquil under all circumstances. It is a deliberate process. You cannot expect it to happen. Then the mind becoming quiet and ca...”

“Giving respect to women is a very important part of civilization. If it is not there, no civilization is going to grow or expand. You may economically become rich, but it is of no use. You might cu...”

“If you look at life and say this is what I need rather than what I want, then perhaps that is a more effective prayer. ”

“I think whatever tools are given to us, we must use them to make a better tomorrow rather than saying it will happen, or if it happens, it's my karma, so I'm suffering. You have to wake up.”