Sri M said...
So, I am here today, I work hard, I think happiness comes out of a solid bank balance. I have done everything. And then, what happens? Suddenly, destiny takes someone away from me who is most dear ...
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Sri M said...
Many people considered Sai Baba to belong to the ‘Nath Panth’. Therefore, many used to call him ‘Sai Nath’. Even though he had a ‘dhuni’, a ‘chimta’ and behaved like a Nath, he was too great a spir...
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When you are in a cave or wandering alone, you can say to yourself, “I have controlled my emotions; I am not jealous; I am not angry!” so on and so forth. But the fact remains that there is nobody ...
Sri M said...
I personally think all the ‘Sadhana’ that we do is to bring about the hunger for God, for that Truth. When that hunger has built up, then God is at your doorstep!
Sri M said...
In spiritual matters, you start with the understanding that there’s something beyond what the ordinary mind can conceive of. And, it cannot be known through study or anything similar. The nearest y...
Sri M said...
You see, affection links the Supreme Manifestation, or even a great Teacher, to those who can benefit from it. This ‘affection’ doesn’t ask for anything in return. It is a link that develops due to...
Sri M said...
Don’t run away from the battle, stay. You cannot run anywhere. So stay here, face your challenges, fight it out but do it with love, affection and understanding.
Sri M said...
Yogo bhoga yatey’, means ’yoga’ through ‘bhoga’ (enjoyment). This is not a license for ‘bhoga’. What’s said is while you enjoy, realize that the enjoyment is not coming from what you enjoy but that...
Sri M said...
Swami Vivekananda explained it beautifully; he said: “We are hypnotized by the false happiness that the world seems to give us. We have to de-hypnotise ourselves and come back to our senses.”
Sri M said...
When I enjoy something sweet, for eg: fresh jalebis, the enjoyment swells up when my tongue, the sense organ, touches the jalebi. The enjoyment isn’t contained in the jalebi or the tongue; it’s wit...
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There is nothing to fear and to live with this understanding is called holistic living. Holistic living is to live with the understanding the blissful Supreme Being pervades the entire universe and...
Sri M said...
The Absolute Energy, when in manifestation, when moving, is called Shakti. When it is not moving, and is in Absolute Rest, it is called Shiv. Here, we are not talking about the personality Shankara...