Sri M said...
When a spiritual teacher puts his disciples to the test, even the most exalted among them can fail. It is very difficult for a human being to pass the master’s test. Therefore, be prepared to exami...
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Sri M said...
Self-realization, also known as ‘Kaivalya’ or ‘Moksha’, does not mean freedom from something. It’s about realizing that one is always free but has been labouring under the illusion that one is not....
Sri M said...
In ‘Bhagwad Gita’ you can know everything – how to work, how to meditate, how to have devotion, how to lead your day-to-day life, everything’s there!
Sri M said...
When the so-called ‘limited’ being recognizes and realises his inner essence, he begins to know and understand that he is not different from the Absolute Essence.
Sri M said...
‘Let go’ does not mean you should throw everything away and go to the forest. It means, develop the quality of ‘letting go’. Then, there is absolute peace, rejoice!
Sri M said...
You always think that only happiness is a blessing. Sorrow is a blessing too. It leads us to greater, deeper and more permanent happiness
Sri M said...
When the mind becomes quiet, which is the aim of all forms of meditation, one comes face to face with one’s consciousness. This consciousness resides in all human beings, irrespective of caste, cre...
Sri M said...
In ‘Grahastha’, when your responsibilities are wound up and the children have become self-reliant, you are free to spend time in retirement in a quiet place, free from the troubles of everyday phon...
Sri M said...
The ‘Agni tattva’ vis-a-vis the mind is actually the fire that burns within. Physically, it is the digestive fire. It is the aspiration to transform oneself from crude to subtle. ‘Agni ye swaha’ me...
Sri M said...
You must remember, when you go into a cave, you can leave everything behind but you can’t leave your mind. And yes, the problem is indeed the mind, not anything else around you.
Sri M said...
In ancient India, the young aspirant, the neophyte known as the ‘Brahmachari’ went to the Rishis, seeking neither wealth, nor health, nor position but pure and unconditioned freedom. This pure, unc...
Sri M said...
From my personal experience, I would say that the Truth is in the present, an ever-living experience, and not anything that can be gathered and stored in memory, because memory is a thing of the pa...