Quotes by Sri M

“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.”

“If there is an effect, it has a cause. This is the karmic theory. IfI have done some karmas in the past and I am suffering the results today, I can't go back to my past birth and change it. What do...”

“In the modern way of life, giving up everything and going away somewhere doesn't work. You will come back in 10 days. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to call it monkey’s vairagya.”

“The Upanishad says - Atmano mokshartham jagat hitayacha. Moksha for the Atman but do good for the world. You cannot meditate for 24 hours. So, what do you do the rest of the time? Help people. Do w...”

“When people begin to realize that this life is so temporary. I am here today and gone tomorrow. When they ask is there something permanent, then only the spiritual journey will begin.”

“Karma Yoga is essential for every human being. It is Karma but when the work is done not only for oneself but for others, it becomes Karma Yoga. Otherwise it is only Karma.”

“While we have a physical body and we live in the physical world, the true essence of our being is the atma, the inner self. All attempts to touch That, to go to the core of yourself, which is an am...”

“Enjoyment in this world should not be the main aim of life. We should try to do good things, help others. Then the mind begins to become better and more spiritual. It experiences that joy, which yo...”