Sri M’s Words

It’s time to take a step forward once more, for the New Year is at hand.
One can move from ‘the past’ to ‘the present’ and turn over a new leaf in one’s life. Change completely if required and have a new life altogether!

There are people who may have not done any sadhana that you know of, in this life. But to whom compassion comes naturally.

All the leelas mentioned in Srimad Bhagavtam, that were performed should not be misunderstood. People generally don’t read the Bhagwat from Chapter 1. They immediately go to Canto 10 and read only about the Ras leela.

How will you identify your Guru? From his attire, rudraksh, from his long hair or by his long beard?

Digital can be good and bad. If there is no digital, how are we gonna sit here and now in the whole world with many people reading this.

In the bhakti tradition there are several layers of bhakti. Starting with ordinary bhakti, going to the temple; ‘God I need a promotion, please help me’. That’s also bhakti because human beings need things.

The Guru says “Look my dear fellow you are a lion, you are not a goat. You are not this little pond of stagnant dirty water that stands there, you are the ocean.

Shiva can be Shankara, as you see in form, or Shiva can be the absolute Supreme Brahman who is also called Som. In Kashmir Shaivism, Shiva has no image, He is the Supreme Being.

The very fact that we are on a journey, to a new place which we haven’t seen and somebody, let’s say, who has seen the place before, has given you certain instructions – pack a few sweaters, have your bags ready, keep your shoes, so that you know what you have to carry with you.

So we should remember that there are no permanent solutions. First accept this fact then understand that permanent solution lies within because within us is divinity.

The mind that always jumps around like a monkey? How do I make it calm and still so that I can go deep into the reservoir of all peace and energy and creativity? How do I do it?