Quotes by Sri M

“Shraddha - people say it’s faith but I would translate shraddha to total one-pointed attention. Saburi is patience. Patience is essential because when all are swimming along the stream and allowing...”

“Alchemistry is actually the metaphoric expression of purifying the mind, of the soul. The base metal which is the gross mind can be purified and made very subtle and pure. Then the same mind turns ...”

“The more something is done for oneself only, one can say it is wrong. The more something is done for others and of that, a little bit is for oneself, then I can say it is the right way. That is the...”

“Once all illusions are burnt to ashes, one arrives at supreme satisfaction, unlimited bliss and happiness. Therefore one has no other desire left. This happens when the Kundalini reaches the ajna c...”

“When the third eye or the center, which is known as the agna chakra is activated or opened when the kundalini energy reaches the ajna chakra, then the mind understands the reality behind all illusi...”

“There is a story in Shiva Purana about Kamadeva – the god of love. Kama actually can best be translated as desire, could be any desire – sensuous, non sensuous. Kamadeva, shoots arrows of flowers a...”

“Kamadeva, once went to Shiva and tried to shoot his arrows of desire on Him. Shiva, the mighty lord of the yogis, who had conquered all desire and who was supreme and peaceful, is supposed to have ...”

“All things about spiritual matters boil down to your relationships, day to day. We can sit at home and meditate for hours but when we come out and we are still the same, it does not work.”

“The anahatha chakra is also called the anahath, because when the mind is fixed on this center, one hears the sound which is unstruck. This means the inner sound, which is the sound of ‘Om’ or prana...”

“The centre which is at the navel is known as the ‘manipura’ chakra. When the heat of the practice of kundalini yoga emanates from the manipura chakra, then the kundalini rises further up, from soli...”

“Praying is a beautiful psychological exercise where deep down, you want to come out of circumstances that are limiting your progress. Finding that the mind with its present conditioned capacity is ...”

“Mantra is a technique and not the goal. When you feel you have entered a deep state and chanting the mantra also takes effort, Stop! But watch out, the mind is very tricky, it may be laziness which...”

“The highest function of the intellect is to understand its limitations in the spiritual field. This is possible only if you have really good intelligence; good intelligence sharpened by concentrati...”

“From ancient times, meditation has been defined as one-pointedness, where the mind is not allowed to be scattered or dissipated in different directions. In fact, if you learn the art of being one p...”

“Does this freedom happen in stages? I would say, It’s like the wheel; the network of illusion is gradually lifted as one goes deeper and deeper into understanding one’s own self, one’s own mind.”