Quotes by Sri M

“The first step towards Self-realization is to understand the connection between the body and the brain, not just to keep repeating that I am the Supreme Brahman.”

“A clear understanding of anatomy and physiology is an important aspect of yoga. That is the first understanding of yourself. I am not saying you should all study medicine; you need not go into deta...”

“Spiritual development is not a mass affair. We cannot develop spiritually in groups. All that should be taken off from our minds. We are not sheep that can be herded together and made to eat the sa...”

“In our relationship with the spiritual teacher – I won’t even use the word spiritual – in your relationship with the teacher, please be frank, truthful and clear. Don’t try to bluff, because it doe...”

“Every day when you wake up in the morning, or go to bed at night, look at yourself and say, ‘where am I, what am I doing? How many falsities are still in my life? Am I really doing my sadhana since...”

“At least in spiritual matters, please don’t lie! Don’t say I meditated for six hours today and lights were going up and down. Say only what you really feel.  If you don’t follow this, it is the gre...”

“The insistence is on finding the truth – going towards the truth. That word, Truth is such an important word. So, in this pilgrimage of life too, stick to the truth as far as possible, especially o...”

“So often, there may be a madman sitting in a corner, in the bus stand, or in the street somewhere, who may not show any powers, but he could very easily be an advanced, spiritual person. What I am ...”

“While we practice our sadhana, if we sometimes get some powers, see lights or hear sounds – do not think that God is going to come! There are many people who have many powers, but have not yet had ...”

“If both shraddha and saburi are there, then definitely, there is no problem in sadhana. What happens often is that: when there is shraddha, there is not enough saburi and the other way round. Both ...”

“Shraddha means absolute one-pointed attention. It has been translated as ‘Faith’ also. It actually means absolute, one-pointed attention; the complete attention on your goal.”

“Have patience in the face of criticism. Even when greatly agitated, try to be patient. Things will take care of themselves. We can never say when the Grace of God comes, so we cannot be impatient. ...”

“Saburi means complete patience, especially in sadhana where one has to go through so many trials and tribulations. Sometimes, people take up sadhana very enthusiastically but the moment a little tr...”

“If we live for thirty-five or forty years close to someone who we consider a great teacher, like the Sai Baba of Shirdi, and worship him, but if our lives do not change as his teaching is meant to ...”

“Sai Baba used to say that he practiced Guru Yoga, complete attention on the teacher. Baba would mention his Guru, a man called Venkusha who lived in the Nizam’s provinces in Andhra Pradesh, closer ...”