“When a person is on the spiritual journey, he should not cry over what he loses. What he loses may be the stepping-stone to what he is going to gain, which is communion with the Supreme Being.”
The Satsang Foundation
Quotes by Sri M
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“When I go deep into the core of my consciousness, my capacity to break the bonds with the past expands & I learn to break the fetters one by one. I begin to understand I am not just a condition...”
“The relationship between the teacher and the taught is an intimate one – of attitude and mind. I may not meet someone or answer emails but that doesn’t mean that I am not in touch with you. Once yo...”
“It's only when there is pain and sorrow that human beings begin to think there may be a divine being somewhere. Guru Nanak Sahib said, ‘Dukh me sumiran sab kare, sukh me kare na koi (Everyone besee...”
“One of the greatest obstacles to Truth is sloth. Work prevents sleep and sloth.”
“All joys spring forth from within your being. The reservoir of all joy, the essence of all bliss, is in your own heart, in the core of your own being.”
“If someone promises salvation for all at once, take care; you are about to be hoodwinked. If someone guarantees to lead you to Supreme Bliss in a certain number of days, again, be on guard. No huma...”
“As you progress, you will become more and more morally perfect and so also will your meditation become better. This will go on until you reach your final goal. Till then, there are bound to be impe...”
“The infinite truth according to the Upanishads is ‘Tad dure tad vantike’ - It is far, and it is so near. ”
“If my mind’s frequency and your mind’s frequency is operating at the same levels, words are not required. When the Shruti is heard, it immediately registers.”
“The whole exercise is to make the mind so sensitive that when the Shruti strikes, it has its effect. All sadhana is done for that.”
“Shruti is something that is heard. Not what is studied, taken home and commented upon and discussed. Shruti is pure sound and therefore Vedas declared that the Shruti is the original voice of the t...”
“Upanishad takes you through the intellectual maze to crystal clear sanctity which is full of love and affection. ”
“All the intellectual discussions in the Upanishads, finally boil down to the fact that there is an inner being who is palpably alive in all hearts, and is in essence part of the all-pervading Supre...”
“You cannot have compassion for the world, unless you are fully satisfied with yourself. If you are not fully satisfied, what will you give? When my mind is full, I am filled with compassion, then I...”