Quotes by Sri M

“Sometimes what happens is we read so much of the scriptures that there is not enough space within to accommodate the understanding.”

“What we see in this world today is a result of the lopsided development of the frontal lobe. Due to this, so many other parts of the brain have been neglected. They lie latent and can be activated....”

“  Look at the Upanishads; nobody preaches anything there. They say - ‘Explore’!”

“Think outside the box. Don’t go solely on linear logic; use fuzzy logic. Turn things upside down and look, you will see things are quite different.”

“The greatest penance is to calmly and quietly hear someone insulting us with absolutely no reaction. And, at the end of it, to say ‘thank you very much’. That would be the highest penance for a yogi.”

“How does a person grow? Not by owning huge properties and great wealth but by beginning to think that everyone is important and essential.”

“When emotions come, don’t run away from them. Feel what is happening. We cannot discover ourselves in a ‘dry’ emotionless manner. Only when we experience emotions, are we human beings.”

“Looking within is not just sitting with one’s eyes closed. It means to watch your mind, to be watchful of your interactions in everyday life towards others. That's when you realize who and what you...”

“The Upanishads are here to help us find our true self.  Find out for yourself. It’s the process of going deeper and deeper into one’s inner layers of consciousness.”

“In general, we don’t look at ourselves, and we blame others because we are either not prepared or we don’t have the guts to open ourselves up to take a look. We are afraid we might be opening a ‘Pa...”

“Don’t just accept what someone says. The idea is to go within oneself. If one doesn’t go into one’s mind, one cannot comprehend the different layers of the mind, which generally creates all our pro...”

“If you are seeking a spiritual teacher, get rid of the conventional ideas you may have about a teacher, because that prejudice may prevent you from seeing a real teacher.”

“While personal understanding and guidance are essential, it is also important that one’s aspiration for spiritual knowledge is profound.”

“When one is established in deep silence, then no noise can disturb you. Silence is not the absence of sound. In the depths of your heart, there is silence. You sometimes come upon it when you look ...”

“If we have one mind, a change in one part should affect the other. So, if we change ourselves, that change will affect all.”