Quotes by Sri M

“A yogi is a person who has full control over his mind and senses, so at a given point he would be able to switch onto something or switch off from something. Practicing this is called pratyahara.”

“Yoga is not for one who eats too much or eats too little, or sleeps too much or sleeps too little. Which means there has to be moderation somewhere; a middle path has to be followed.”

“A yogi in any situation has inner peace. That yogi is the best who discovers his own self and feels the same Self resides in all.”

“The practice of yoga is the way of finding that happiness, which is our true identity; when we discover that we are not what we think we are, but something completely different.”

“If we center our attention to our hearts and bow down to all living beings, and since every living being is a temple, we are moving along the path of yoga.”

“If you have an Ishta Devata or you worship a great saint whom you consider as God incarnate, it is at that point that you can visualize him sitting in your heart and becoming one with you - this is...”

“Many people think that Yoga is distinct from Vedanta - as a philosophical system, it is. But, in practice, they are very close to each other because they are different paths to the same goal.”

“You are not sheep that can be herded together and made to eat the same food. Spiritual development is an individual affair.”

“Kindness and doing good should go hand-in-hand with one’s meditative practices. They complement each other, resulting in one’s spiritual growth.”

“The true Sādhakā does not limit oneself to meditating in the way the Guru advises but also begins to understand that this divine spark in oneself is also in other living beings.”

“There is more to Sādhanā than merely sitting, closing one’s eyes, and pretending to meditate. It has to be complemented by one’s activity in the world; how one deals with other human beings.”

“The search for happiness is effective, only when the mind begins to change. This comes from Sādhanā, which is much more than sitting down in a quiet place and keeping one’s eyes closed.”

“If one is fulfilled, happy within oneself, independent of anything external, and still exudes happiness, then there is no necessity to do Sādhanā.”

“In the Vedas, the subjective experience of the true self is defined as Sat-cit-ānanda. Sat meaning truth, Cit meaning consciousness, and Ananda meaning happiness.”

“The practice of Sādhanā is merely a method passed onto a student by a spiritual teacher, who has practiced it himself and is customized for the student before transmitting it.”