Quotes by Sri M

“The ‘learning process’ is never going to be complete. It is a continuous flow. I may know certain things better than you; you may know certain things more than me. The readiness to accept this aspe...”

“Planting a sapling is a symbol of Manavikata. It is not only environmentally beneficial, but is also a symbol of adopting another ‘Jeeva’ - another being/life - and nurturing it. The attitude behin...”

“Somebody says something. You are thinking, “Who is this fellow to say something like this?” This will stop further suggestions or ideas from others. If the openness in one’s mind – that there is mu...”

“Suppose, if the thing I am searching for is here, then how do we reach it? How to walk towards it? How much ever we search, we won’t be able to reach it. It’s possible that when all this frantic se...”

“According to me, in this world, we cannot find completeness in life. Most people have a lot of money, estate, four cars et al. But, is there any peace of mind? If there is peace of mind, why are th...”

“When you are in office - amidst all sorts of distractions - and you want to experience one-pointedness, there are techniques for this. The technique is to couple the mind with some action. So, we c...”

“We come across people who took Sanyasa at young age. Their attire may have changed, but they cannot come back to this life even if they want to. Their life is a misery – half here, half there - a b...”

“There is no need to change our attire, no need to change the place we stay in, and no need to change anything. We only need to change our Mind. In order to do that – in a practical way – we need to...”

“Though we live in this world, ultimate satisfaction is illusory and then, one day, death comes. We need to live with this understanding. Know that all people may have weaknesses like us. Instead of...”

“Much before getting into marriage or relationship, we need to train our mind. The mind has to be conditioned in our early years. After conditioning our mind, nothing adverse will happen when we com...”

“An artist, with complete inspiration, is painting. There won’t be any other thought during this process; it is a form of Dhyana. When a poet writes poetry, his complete attention is in writing. Whe...”

“Consider the case of busy executives. They may all go and stay a week in a certain resort. Why so? Since rest is required. But, can they stay there permanently? Don’t they need to come back to thei...”

“It has been clearly stated that whirling is not meant for all people; it is only for certain people with certain characteristics. Rumi stated that not everyone needs to do this. But now, all are wh...”

“Consider that I am in such a cave, doing Sadhana for last 10 yrs. As a result, I will feel that I have changed in some way. I will feel that I won’t get angry any longer, as a result of having over...”

“Bringing women into all domains of work, where men are already present, is what I refer to as empowerment. Men think it is their field alone. Women must be brought into those fields. We have to see...”