Quotes by Sri M

“The whole exercise is to make the mind so sensitive that when the Shruti strikes, it has its effect. All sadhana is done for that.”

“Shruti is something that is heard. Not what is studied, taken home and commented upon and discussed. Shruti is pure sound and therefore Vedas declared that the Shruti is the original voice of the t...”

“Upanishad takes you through the intellectual maze to crystal clear sanctity which is full of love and affection.   ”

“All the intellectual discussions in the Upanishads, finally boil down to the fact that there is an inner being who is palpably alive in all hearts, and is in essence part of the all-pervading Supre...”

“You cannot have compassion for the world, unless you are fully satisfied with yourself. If you are not fully satisfied, what will you give? When my mind is full, I am filled with compassion, then I...”

“Success is not measured by growth of wealth or number of cars or houses. Wealth is measured by the richness of your mind.  If the mind is not rich, is poor, whatever you have you are a beggar.”

“The Upanishad describes beautifully that the essence of Truth that you seek, Tad Doore Tadvantike, is far and yet it’s so near. Somebody described, ‘it is nearer to you than your own jugular vein’....”

“When all going and grasping and grouping stops, when the mind becomes still, then you touch that which is real. ”

“Today’s education basically is quite linear. What we need is, education which is not a supply of information, but something by which the mind becomes sensitive and charged to look at things in a no...”

“The whole world is my family. Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu, may the whole world be happy. ”

“For the spiritual quest it is not necessary to get detached from social relations completely. In fact it’s only while living in this world, within your social relationships, that you can actually d...”

“In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, 'Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God'. He did not say that they will not see God because they belong to this or that community.  He said - '...”

“Spirituality is basically the inner and deeper aspect of religion.”

“‘Think out of the box’, don’t go on only linear logic, use fuzzy logic and you will see things which are quite different. The mindset should be unprejudiced and then only enquiry starts.  ”

“To become spiritual is not to put your brain in the freezer. Think, find out for yourself, because when you find out for yourself it’s your understanding not mine. If you accept what I am saying, i...”