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Sri M said...

Sankalpa is the feeling that you should do something very important. This should be applied to translate it into action.  The whole teaching of the Gita is to do one’s work and not get too worried ...

Sri M said...

Through continuous meditation, we discover that Consciousness works through the human brain in the best possible way. However, consciousness is not a product of the brain but it can make good use o...

Sri M said...

My idea of a Guru is the ancient one of the Rishi and the students, not the newly constructed one of worshiping the Guru. This is a devistion from the Upanishadic and Vedic understanding. Some say ...

Sri M said...

When the breath is slow, prana is slow. When prana is slow, the mind is slow. When Prana is very quiet then the mind becomes absolutely quiet. In that quietness comes the understanding of your real...

Sri M Said...

There is a very intimate link between Shvasa, the breath and Prana, the life energy. You cannot deal with Prana directly but you can deal with Shvasa. When you say Pranayama, you are dealing with t...

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Shruti means that the  Vedas are heard and not written, studied and interpreted, So, when the rishi, the teacher said something and the student listened to it with an open mind, it registered immed...

Role of Bhakti in Sadhana

The spiritual journey is a song The whole journey is a song. Words can only convey things up to a certain point. They are prose, not poetry. Poetry is that which is between the words. Words can be ...

How can Yoga bring about individual transformation

In the midst of our busy lives, filled with stress, anxiety, and a never-ending to-do list, many of us search for ways to improve our overall well-being. While exercise, healthy eating, and suffici...

Sri M said...

The Yoga Shastras are those that are used to prepare the mind to understand the deeper mysteries of life.  Without them, the mind is too dull or insensitive to understand the deeper aspects of spir...

Preserving the Devrais in Maharashtra

Devrais are sacred groves situated in the Western Ghats, Maharashtra. The word devrai comes from two words: dev which is God and rai which is forest. These sacred groves or God’s forests are key ho...

Swaasthya Hospital - an update

Swaasthya Hospital is an initiative of Sri M, a spiritual master, social reformer and an educationist. Health was added as an initiative of the Satsang foundation in order to foster the well-being ...

Sri M said...

When the ordinary mind is not interfering in the observation, then you actually see what it is.  The Upanishads say That is all pervading. It means every unit everywhere is part of the whole, it’s ...