The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The Keno Upanishad declares, “Yan Manasa na Manute, Yenahur Mano matam”, which means that the Supreme Truth is that which cannot even be accessed by the ordinary mind.
It doesn’t matter how you consider or conceive of the Supreme Being - whether with form or without form. Important are the qualities that are developed in the bhakta or the yogi.
There are many other parts of the brain that have been left unexplored because so much lopsided interest has been shown in the frontal lobe development. The whole process of yogic sadhana is to awa...
Every morning we see the sunrise. If seeing is believing, then it must be right. But an elementary school kid will tell you that the sun, neither rises nor sets. So how much can I depend on this pa...
In the chapter called Yoga of Meditation, “Dhyana Yoga” of Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains to Arjuna that the mind of a yogi who meditates like a flame is steady even when there is wind. Acquire t...
When you live in this world be aware of how you behave. Be mindful of what you do in the outside world, be mindful of your inner world, and one day what will remain is only the witness, the sakshi ...
Sit quietly, look at and understand things that you have never seen before. Delve deep into your mind. At the end of this, you may come out like the caterpillar breaks the cocoon and comes out like...
When you are internally mindful, you are also externally mindful. There is no border between the two and in that, you forget even the word mindfulness.
One of the most important characteristics of a true spiritual teacher is that he cannot have a hard heart – it is impossible. Because as we progress in the spiritual field one of the most important...
‘Nadi’ means ‘Channel’ or ‘Flow’ of energy and ‘Shodhana’ means ‘Purification’. Therefore, Nadi Shodhana means the practice which purifies the nadis. This pranayama is also known by other names lik...
We are in the same position as Arjuna, in this battlefield of life. We don’t know which way to move. Sometimes we are so overpowered by sorrow, that we don’t know what to do. The music of the Lord,...
When the mind is free of distractions then it subsides into its original state and what remains is the purusha - expansive consciousness. In that pure thought, one understands one’s true existence.