Shunya Quotes

“Thoughts come in, and then they are erased. They leave no trace.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“What comes out of your mouth is more important than what goes in. I eat when I am hungry. Go and bring the food.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Listen, Sadasiva, this world is a mirage, a bubble that can burst anytime. Understand this and be free of all expectations. Happiness is a state of mind not dependent on anything you possess. The fakir with no possessions sitting under the tree is often happier than the man who owns a fleet of Mercedes and BMWs.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Life is so fleeting, you fool, Who knows when death will strike? Everything comes and goes, And so do you, if you follow the rules. Break all rules, Swim in the joy of consciousness, Be free. Find the true guide, Dump all becoming, And in nothingness, just be, be free.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Orthodox South Indian Brahmins are vegetarians, Bengali Brahmins eat fish, and Swami Vivekananda ate everything. Do you know that? All rubbish, this religion of the kitchen. Don’t eat this, don’t touch that. What comes out of”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Happiness is a state of mind not dependent on anything you possess. The fakir with no possessions sitting under the tree is often happier than the man who owns a fleet of Mercedes and BMWs.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“What comes out of your mouth is more important than what goes in.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Dump all becoming,”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Leena Smith, the American typhoon, swept him off his feet. They went to the movies together, ate together, shopped together,”
― Sri M., Shunya

“he was going to write in his first letter to Shyamala. But the first letter was never written.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“You’ll get no answers because the questions are all wrong.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Questions, questions, questions,’ said Ponnu in an exasperated tone, ‘that’s all that you human beings do”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Who are you? I know the answer: zero, shunya, nothingness.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Why should I see anybody? No body, only mind. Understood?”
― Sri M., Shunya

“They thought they heard me snore. Sheer imagination, a mere fantasy.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“But can you burn Zero? It is nothing.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“You can’t kill me. I am a ghost. I am the Void.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Shunya. He was certainly a danger to the established order,”
― Sri M., Shunya

“I am nothing. One day I shall rest six feet below the earth’s surface, and so will you. But you probably don’t think about it.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“All imposters were greedy for money. There were no exceptions.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Kalaripayattu.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“That “I” is the problem. Throw it off. That “I” is to be pushed out like shit. All your insides are constipated with ego. Take an enema. Break your image. Get the shit out.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Listen, Sadasiva, this world is a mirage, a bubble that can burst anytime. Understand this and be free of all expectations. Happiness is a state of mind not dependent on anything you possess.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Prestige, power, name and fame have to go.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“Sadly, human beings were no different. They too lived and died in cages of their own making.”
― Sri M., Shunya

“state is like a clear slate. Thoughts come in, and then they are erased. They leave no trace.”
― Sri M., Shunya