The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
"Chidananda roopam, shivoham shivoham", it means that Supreme reality, whose spark is inside me, is Supreme auspiciousness. I am of the real form of Shiva, an auspicious all-pervading reality. Shiv...
The auspiciousness that we seek, the Shivam that we seek, is to be sought inward. And the destruction that takes place is our connection to the outward. This is the dance of Shiva.
When we move towards what is, and not what is to be or what was before, that is called Shivam. Auspiciousness. The centre of everything, from where the whole dance of creation begins and ends.
"If you can be mindful of your thoughts, of your actions, of your meditation, of your breath and so on, that is called total mindfulness." - Sri M Mindfulness is the ability to be completely aware ...
Sri M says, “The act of planting a tree and taking care of its growth establishes an inner connection with nature. Understanding this inner connection results in our personal growth.” To establish ...
One should remain human and shall bury the ego. We all are humans, we cannot judge people externally and lets not be judgemental. There is only one supreme power who is judging us. These ...
I always felt a need that when people come here to Madanapalle, they need some place to offer some flowers and do pooja and we didn’t have anything. There is a meditation hall but sitting in medita...
Shiva is beyond desire, beyond even the impulse of desire. When Shiva opens his third eye, his eyes are closed to the outside world and open to the inner world of love, compassion, goodness and sel...
Registrations are now Closed for Category A & B for the Maha Shivaratri celebrations 2022. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, 1st March, 2022 at Madanapalle, with Sri M. The detailed program ...
Anyone who has touched the amrita, even a drop of it, or half a drop of it, becomes so intoxicated and filled with the joy of Shivam, that nothing else is an attraction to him.
When the mind is calm - beyond the tempest of its passions and desires - in that utter stillness the ‘Truth’ comes into being. One understands one’s true reality.
Whenever a sincere student, a Satya Kama—one who searches for nothing but the ‘Truth’—sits in humility before a teacher, with his mind open and unprejudiced, ready to receive what is given—that lea...