It’s time to take a step forward once more
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 ...
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Significance of Sadhana
Published in Times of India on Mar 21, 2012 If meditation and sadhana do not bring about compassion, your practice is wasted, says Sri M. My guru would make me meditate for long hours every day. Bu...
The Illusions under which we live
(An excerpt from the book ‘Jewel in the Lotus’ authored by Sri M) Do we have a clear grasp of the world in general, or ourselves in particular or, are we under some kind of illusion, behind a veil,...
Unexplored Potential of Human Life
We always try to limit ourselves by saying, 'only this much is possible!' Om purnam ada purnam idam purnaat purnam udachyate purnasaya purnam adaya Purnam eva vashishyate. The Upanishads say ...
Open your Heart to Krishna
Krishna Janamashtami is a day to celebrate the advent of Krishna on to the earth. it's a day to actually rejoice for the advent of spiritual consciousness on earth, in a very complete and at ...
How can I overcome my struggle with laziness and lack of discipline?
Discipline is a very general term because discipline can be good, and discipline can be bad. Discipline can be a pain in the neck and discipline can be enjoyable. If you can turn discipline into an...
Significance of a Spiritual Guru and How to find one
[symple_box color="gray" fade_in="false" float="center" text_align="left" width=""]Selected excerpts from "Sri M in conversation with Sharat Bhattatirippad", RJ of Fever 104 FM, recorded during Sri...
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 ...
Is ultimate freedom the same as realising the Self?
'Realising the Self' means, self-realisation or mukti, moksha or kaivalya according to the yogasutras; that state of realising that one is actually the ever-free self which was never bound in the f...
Shiva & Shakti
Shiva is the symbol of Maha Yogi. In the Nath Parampara, the first Guru or Teacher, is supposed to be Adinath and Adinath is none other than Shiva. They are indistinguishable. The Nath Sampradaya o...
Don’t just listen and forget, implement it!
Many of us have known each other for many years and I have been talking and holding satsangs. At the end of it, there has been only talking and listening and not much implementation. The very fact ...
How to Face Challenges in this World
We live in this world and it offers us lots of challenges. When we are thinking that everything is going, something happens and everything goes off balance. Some of the great teachers have said the...