Quotes by Sri M

“Every soul is potentially divine. To make it manifest is the Science of Yoga.”

“We are never aware of our breath, it's such an important thing. When it stops, we are gone. When it enters, the child becomes alive in the womb. So, watch your breath, it's so sacred.”

“Our moods and our mind states are dependent on the rhythm of our breath, our breathing. If you're agitated, the breathing is agitated. If you're calm, the breath is calm.”

“One of the simple things which will also calm your mind in the midst of circumstances and make you more efficient and cool in this world, is to fix at least 10 minutes of your day, for some kind of...”

“Some people, on seeing life, begin to wonder, is this all life is or is there something more. When this thought process begins, then you are on your way.”

“You work so hard to make money, to buy a car, to buy a house. Can we put at least a small part of that energy into our spiritual life? That's enough. It is the priorities that are to be fixed. If y...”

“In every human being, no matter who, no matter what age, is a walking, speaking, moving temple of God. And in the true essence of our being, is the true reality we call the atman, an amsha of the s...”

“If you practice yogic ways of life and meditation, you can do most of the things that we do in the world with much more attention and perfection. Because the brain also becomes clear.”

“When you want to start studying spiritual things, begin when you have enough fuel in you. Not when everything is exhausted. You can get into understanding spiritual matters, even as early as your t...”

“If you seriously look into spiritual exploration, what clothes you wear and what language you speak is not important.”

“If you are deeply inclined spiritually and you want only spiritual development, not any fancy trimmings. You want to find your true self and figure out why we are human beings, what is our true ide...”

“Devotion is a deep ‘bhava’ feeling that wells up in the heart when one finds one’s limitations and is looking for divinity which is without definitions!”

“If that Supreme Reality can be turned into devotion for the teacher who expresses that divinity, then the seed is sown, it sprouts, a beautiful tree comes up, it flowers. Then you realize that who ...”

“The whole of sadhana, the whole of our devotion, bhakti or bhava is the clearing of the rust on the piece of iron. When the rust goes, the iron behaves like a magnet.”

“You can study the Upanishads, practice yoga, sit and breathe up and down, but if the heart has not melted, nothing has happened.”