Quotes by Sri M

“Now there are people who don’t believe in God. What do you do? Are we to say that those who don’t believe in God are all bad people? Their belief system doesn’t agree with them. That’s fine. But ar...”

“Can we live in peace with ourselves? Can we we stop harbouring hatred for others? I think the only possibility from here on is this living together and interreligious harmony. So, it has to start w...”

“We ourselves are a bundle of contradictions: the mind that’s violent is hidden behind smiles. In the airlines, you are taught how to smile. You can smile but that does not mean anything.”

“When the mind begins to be kind, animals begin to see that somebody genuinely doesn’t mean to harm or hurt them, that violence has been completely wiped out of his mind or her mind. The animal sens...”

“Non-violence does not mean an external manifestation of being not harmful to others alone. Nonviolence is a state of mind. I have seen this happen with my Master - with whom I lived in the Himalaya...”

“The Buddha did not talk about God per se, but the greatest practical understanding of Godliness is the compassion that he preached. Love and compassion is the essence of the Buddhist teaching. Also...”

“Is there some way by which the ancient 3000-year-old saying in the Rig Veda, ‘Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudavadanti’ can be implemented? There is one truth, but the wise will name it in different ways. Why ...”

“The Jains have a philosophy, ‘Anaitadvat’, which means something may be this or may be that. I think it is this, you may think it is that, but it may be something else altogether. We cannot be sure...”

“If we start examining our thoughts, we cannot actually speak because most thoughts are not towards spiritual evolution. So, it is best not to speak, better to keep quiet. Very often, I meet Mouni B...”

“Decide that I am going to look at myself in a mirror – which is not clouded by my own prejudices – in which I can actually see my image. And if I see some flaws, I should start correcting them. I a...”

“Look at yourself and see where you are. Before every act, look at the motive. Before you act, before you speak, when a thought enters your mind, hold for a second and see what is your motive, why a...”

“From our understanding – there is only one mind. There are no many minds. There is only one mind. We have divided it into my mind, your mind, his mind, and her mind. You begin to understand this fa...”

“What is also built-in, and which is not evident, is that I am ready to look after somebody else's child. So, it is the moment I move from looking after only what is mine to also looking after that ...”

“To love my own child and look after my child – all animals do that, including the gorillas and the monkeys, no big deal. Suppose, I say I love my neighbour's child, that is something - then I am mo...”

“When you say you follow the teachings, it does not mean you can sit everyday and close your eyes for hours together - not that the mind is still - and think that you have done the job. The spiritua...”