Quotes by Sri M

“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.”

“Music is an intrinsic part of bhava and bhakti, and that music goes beyond all words. You don’t need to know any words.”

“In the Mundaka Upanishad, the rishis said such learned pandits who have only acquired knowledge from learning and not from within, when they begin to guide, it’s like andhenaiva nīyamānā yathāndhāḥ...”

“What Vedanta tries to do, in its essence, is attempt to use the intellect and find out the limitations of the intellect.”

“If we start unveiling our true self, layer by layer, one becomes freer in the sense of detachment to the dualities of life - be it pain or pleasure, success or failure, joy or sorrow.”

“The ultimate ananda which is the aim of the yogis is not just sensory enjoyment. Even the ananda of enjoying the kosha of bliss is also sort of sensory but subtle. As we proceed, we come to a quiet...”

“When you look within and experience the spark of the divine within, even on a small scale, there is peace, quiet and happiness beyond measure within your own heart - the center of consciousness, th...”

“Moksha means to be totally free, to be completely happy without depending on anything in the outside world and not being caught by any desire.”

“Consciousness is That from which thought arises but it is usually haphazard. When we practise with discipline, go deep within and find the source from which the thought arises, then the thought is ...”

“Bhajan is not just chanting or singing. It means to completely absorb yourself in the Inner. It is actually a spiritual version of bhojan for the physical body. So it is a bhojan for the mind.”

“If you really look at yourself very carefully, you see the dramas we go through in life. We just have to examine ourselves. A stage will come when we are able to distinguish between the drama and t...”

“Please don't think that sadhana is confined to sitting down and meditating only. Our whole life is sadhana - how we approach it, how we manage it, how we move towards our goal.”

“Love is the essence of evolution. Hate and violence can put a stop to the process of evolution of any kind.”

“​​The evolved human being is not judged by the number of cars he owns or the dollars in his bank balance. The hallmark of an evolved being is the quality of his heart - love, understanding and a st...”