Quotes by Sri M

“The pasha  in Ganesha’s hand is the noose with which divinity, if it lays its eyes on someone and wants that person to be attracted to itself. Without that noose no one can be pulled towards Divini...”

“Consciousness, according to the Upanishads and according to what we know, is that which can neither be heard nor smelled, not tasted, not seen. So none of these things are going to be of any help. ...”

“In one hand of Ganesha, you will find a pasha, noose, and the other holds an ankusha, means a goad, used to poke, to make people do the work. In the elephant’s case, it is used to poke the finger s...”

“You cannot think of the soul without consciousness. But consciousness can think without the soul. Because there can be consciousness without even an entity called the soul. ”

“We human beings have one unique capacity of being aware that we have consciousness through thought or meditation, but first, the mind has to be stilled. When the mind is still, then something else ...”

“In India, we start all our activities by invoking Lord Ganesha, who has a form, shape, and a symbol, but in spite of all the symbols, the scriptures refer to Ganesha in the Ganesha Stavam as : Ajam...”

“Gita is not something to be read as a theoretical text. While you need to do that, it basically should be looked at as a sadhana, a practice by which you free yourself.”

“Letting go means not being stuck to the dream world that we have created for ourselves, and to be able to let go of it at any instant. It’s not easy. It's a long journey. We go through many obstacl...”

“It’s very difficult to define the ultimate Truth. But in my opinion, it is to discover the divinity within you.”

“To free yourself from illusions the senses build for us and how we get caught by it, one of the ways is to be eternally watchful and that watchfulness is called awareness. Buddhists call it mindful...”

“We are afraid that the world we live in and love to hold it together will run away from us. The moment we begin to hold on, the joy is over because you are fighting against it running away. What ha...”

“Sankhya is one of the most ancient philosophies which gives you a working knowledge of the world, material world and about Purusha and Prakruti. Prakruti is the world and Purusha is the consciousne...”

“We can get rid of the negatives by substituting them with positives. And understanding comes out of humility. It is the ego that swells up and says, I can do anything, I am the most powerful. ”

“Sadhana is done to purify the mind, free of distractions and to lead a simple life where you can at any time tune in to your inner self, which is divine.”

“It’s not necessary to have a Guru, in the case of some people. But I think a guide is required. The Guru should not become more important than the teaching. Then it becomes more of a Guru worship. ”