Quotes by Sri M

“Guru Purnima is meant for all the Gurus. With Guru Purnima, we are remembering the essence of ‘teacher-hood’. All the Gurus, who have been with us from time immemorial, they all bow to the Supreme ...”

“The Asanas are based on the principle that you cannot relax the body without tensing it in some form. For instance, to relax the muscles of your thigh, the best way is to first tighten the muscles....”

“A person, who practices Asanas regularly, eats little automatically. He does not need too much. And, he is very light. He is not a burden with tons of fat on his body. He can walk long distances. H...”

“You cannot start the practice of Yoga without following, at least, a few simple procedures. One of the most important is moderation—not only moderation in eating but moderation in entertainment, mo...”

“There is an unknown Supreme Reality which is at the beginning of this universe and which will remain forever. When I say the universe, I am not talking about this earth but the universe! Earth is a...”

“Abandon not the infinite ocean of bliss and happiness that knows no end but is itself the end of the road. Some call it 'God', some 'Truth', and some 'Nothingness', for it can't be described by wor...”

“You are the consciousness which is the witness of all the drama, watching in amusement as the ego plays its games, dons different masks at different times and ends up identifying itself with the ro...”

“Has this wonderful complex world come about by accident? Or is there a Supreme Intelligence behind all these happenings – however difficult this may seem for our puny brains to discover its plans a...”

“Don't let intellectual arrogance destroy your being. Think carefully for you are merely prejudiced. The believer in God is as prejudiced as the atheist for both affirms or deny without due inquiry....”

“We have the same troubles. We have the same problems. We have the same jealousies. We have the same anger. We are the same. We don't even have to speculate philosophically to say we are one. We are...”

“You cannot really classify spiritual progress into any category and say logically that you can go from step 1 to step 2, and then to step 3. It’s an abandonment of everything. So, all rules are bro...”

“Keep the jewel in the lotus of your heart clean and pure - don't allow anything to sully it! It means don't have hatred towards anybody. Anybody!”

“A real temple is a place where people are served. It is much more than a place where they light lamps. All that is necessary but this service is the most important worship that a human being can do.”

“Happiness is not attainable by acquiring and gathering. It is attained by being good and 'letting go!' There is a great saying in the Ishavasya Upanishad, ‘Tena tyaktena bhunjitha...’ which means ‘...”

“Devotion is a feeling that wells up in the heart, where you cannot differentiate another person from yourself. It’s where you always want to do good to others and never anything bad. Doing bad will...”