Quotes by Sri M

“Moksha means to be totally free, to be completely happy without depending on anything in the material world. Moksha is not governed by desire.”

“The sustainer and creator of the universe is the intelligent energy that pervades this universe. The ‘atman’—the consciousness that we understand—is a spark of that supreme consciousness. We cannot...”

“The entire teaching of the body of scriptures called ‘Upanishad’ is regarding the kind of knowledge communicated into a mind, which is absolutely silent, absolutely quiet, so that it discovers the ...”

“The experience of happiness is innate, not in the object that I enjoy. The object may although be necessary to excite it or bring it out. Therefore, Vedanta says: the source of all happiness is wit...”

“A spiritual teacher need not necessarily be someone who lives in the Himalayas for hundreds of years. He may be living in your outhouse, your backyard or your kitchen garden. There are hundreds of ...”

“As your feelings become more and more subtle, deeper centers of the human mind open up. These serve as a link to that which is beyond the ordinary mind.”

“As long as other people are thinking various things about you, it’s OK. If you start believing what they are thinking about you, you are lost! You are sunk!’”

“I would say, living in this world and experiencing life is the philosopher’s stone that eventually transforms you from base metal to pure gold.”

“Nivrutti Marga and Pravartti Marga - Pravratti means the mind is outgoing, also known as extrovert. It operates outside, through the senses. All the experiences of this world are gained through Pra...”

“Every one of us, although we say we are looking for this or that, is looking for philosophy or welfare. What we are really looking for is happiness.”

“The root sorrow is about the wrong identity. One thinks one is the body. Being body-oriented, one becomes vulnerable to sorrows. One experiences the sorrows because anything that happens to the bod...”

“In “Kalaripayattu’ — the art of self-defense popular in Kerala — they say: Never do anything when you are angry because all your calculations may go wrong. So let your anger dissipate and then perf...”

“In the search for truth, austerity, chastity and faith has to be observed. Be chaste, be pure and have faith that the answer will come when you have lived thus. This is the preliminary preparation ...”

“You always think that only happiness is a blessing. Sorrow is a blessing too. It leads us to greater, deeper and more permanent happiness.”

“The world is such a funny place. You try to go behind something and it always runs away from you; you leave it and it tries to follow you! Vishwamitra goes off to the forest for ‘Tapasya’ and Menak...”