Quotes by Sri M

“If you are tranquil and peaceful in yourself then the peacefulness can be shared with others.”

“The Upanishad says if you want to understand the Supreme Reality that pervades everywhere, you need to ‘let go’ and move away from your own ‘small’ center.  Expand, let everyone be a part of you.”

“When you become aware of your breathing under all circumstances, not just when you meditate, you will notice then, that your mind becomes settled and you go deeper into the inner layers. This is ca...”

“The ancient teachers said that there is a link between your breathing pattern and emotional states, and if you change the rhythm or pattern of your breath, you can change your emotional state.  You...”

“We should be mindful of the outside world and how we interact with it and then mindful of what happens within. Both have to go together, which is why in yoga there are yama, niyama - rules and regu...”

“When one finds that true happiness is within and not outside, one gives more importance to the inner journey than the outer, then one finds satisfaction in oneself.”

“One who enjoys his own self in himself without depending on what others say or what happens in the outside world, such a person is called a man of steady wisdom.”

“Once you are stabilized in your inner self, it becomes easier to function in this world. Because the mind is calm and doesn’t get agitated, it does what it has to, quietly.”

“The Upanishad says ‘letting go’ can be done only when it is understood that the Supreme Being pervades everything. The rejoicing is in the understanding that your very Self is not different from Is...”

“If you really practice outer and inner mindfulness and are able to look into your mind, then you can become more human than before.”

“Krishna said to Arjuna in Gita that Karma Yoga is working effortlessly without even wondering what the fruits are. I think every human being can, to some extent, practice it and gradually become pe...”

“The most important service you can render to a spiritual teacher is to understand and follow the teachings. That’s the best way to give respect to the teacher.”

“Human mind is hypnotized into a trance-like state by beliefs, by situations, and by the attractions of the outside world. Waking up from it to make the mind multidimensional is the process of de-hy...”

“Who Am I? Where do I come from?  Is this drama all that exists in this world or there is something more?  When one wants to find out one’s true individuality, that’s one kind of approach to meditation”

“A human being should think of himself as part of this entire universe and not a separate isolated thing. This is a vast network and the consciousness is not confined to one center. It’s actually al...”