“No amount of bhajans or kirtans is of any use unless the heart changes, unless the heart begins to look beyond oneself. If we can spend even half an hour for others, then we are moving forward.”
The Satsang Foundation
Quotes by Sri M
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“In this material world, earning one’s living and going through the problems and travails of mundane, worldly existence is a necessary step in learning about spiritual consciousness and evolution to...”
“Shiva is greatly compassionate and, if necessary, he is also the one who performs the Tandava Nritya. Tandava Nritya is the dance of destruction. For the yogi, Tandava Nritya is the destruction of ...”
“There are many meanings of the word Shivam. One of them is auspiciousness. Wherever there is auspiciousness, there is Shivam. Beauty is Shivam. Absolute purity is Shivam. Light is Shivam. Shivam is...”
“If you go back to ancient times and look, the concept of Shiva is always constant. It doesn’t come; it doesn’t go. If it has to manifest, it manifests as Shiva. There is no need to change anything,...”
“When in action, Shakti becomes more powerful, and in calmness, quietness, and tranquillity, Shivam becomes more important.”
“I personally don’t think that giving up the world completely, shaving your head to renounce the world and walking away, is the right way to progress on the spiritual path. There have been examples ...”
“It is possible to live in this world and reach one’s spiritual fulfillment at the same time, provided we understand the rules and regulations and the traffic signals to watch out for ; where we can...”
“In spiritual matters, you begin with the understanding that there is something beyond the ordinary mind, and it cannot be known through study. Soaking in the atmosphere of places where the rishis h...”
“It is possible for someone to lead a life like a normal human being in the material world and, at the same time, keep their spiritual aspirations intact and work in a way that leads to the attainme...”
“Upanishad means that which is taught by the teacher to the student through which he moves closer to The Truth. Upanishad is not in the words, it is in what is transferred between the teacher and t...”
“The whole science of meditation is a way to go beyond or go deeper than the surface of the mind, explore the deeper recesses and come up with greater abilities and greater understanding. So m...”
“You cannot practice freedom because freedom has no design, it has no pattern. It’s absolutely free, unbound, boundless! One cannot ‘practice’ freedom in day to day life.”
“A person who has touched that freedom, moksha or mukti, this completeness, lives an unprejudiced life of total freedom not influenced by the stereotyped images that one encounters in day to day life.”
“We can go anywhere but we carry our mind with us. We can’t escape from the mind. So, the only way, according to the Gita and also according to people who have walked on this path at least to some e...”