Sri M said...
The ‘sadhak’ has to be very careful. I’m not trying to frighten anybody away from the spiritual path. The Upanishads have described the spiritual path as ‘Shurasya dhaara’—meaning it’s like walking...
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Sri M said...
The spiritual path nearly always, except in cases of certain gifted individuals who have been born with spiritual faculties, requires a guide because we are largely walking on unexplored territory....
Sri M said...
The deity is the media through which you reach the Absolute. The Absolute is not Brahma the creator, but the Para Brahman. The root ‘braha’ means to expand continuously. Something, which is always ...
Sri M said...
To understand, while we are OK that we still have to go beyond; that we have to find lasting peace; that we have to find the Real which is the Immortal Self and to understand that THAT is much more...
Sri M said...
From the unreal feeling, the unreal understanding, the unreal imagination that I am the body, may I be lifted to a plane where I may begin to understand that I am the Reality. May the Reality dawn ...
Sri M said...
‘Govinda’ is the Supreme Being; Krishna is also called ‘Govinda’ because he had complete control over the cows with him. Now ‘Go’ also means the senses and one who has complete control over the sen...
The Maha Shivarathiri 2017 registrations for Option B [with accommodation] is now closed
Dear Satsangis, Sri Gurubhyo Namaha. The MahaShivarathiri 2017 registrations for Option B [with accommodation] is full. Kindly send registrations only for Option A [without accommodation] Registrat...
Sri M said...
The Dhyana sloka in the Bhagvad Gita says: “Sarvo Upanishado Gaavo—all the Upanishads are cows; Dugdha Gopala Nandana—the one milks them is Krishna, the cowherd boy; Partho Vatsaha—Partha or Arjuna...
Sri M said...
In the deeper sense of the term, the consciousness, which is the ground from which all the thoughts arise, that is the real you. So to get back there, you have to allow the thoughts to quieten down.
Sri M said...
To get the mind free of the material world’s trappings, I would say the only way is to live in the midst of it. Get guidance from one’s teacher and work towards handling it. Come to terms with the ...
The Indian Express reports | Sri M on the value of trees, alliance with nature
Reformer Sri M on the value of trees, alliance with nature Written by Jaskiran Kapoor | Chandigarh | Published:December 26, 2016 4:33 am The initiative also falls under Sri’s Manav Ekta Mission of ...
Sri M said...
When I am clear, when I have no single thought touching my mind, when I can control what thought I want, that is not fantasizing. Fantasizing means replacing reality with something unreal. Here, in...