The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Many people think that Yoga is distinct from Vedanta - as a philosophical system, it is. But, in practice, they are very close to each other because they are different paths to the same goal.
You are not sheep that can be herded together and made to eat the same food. Spiritual development is an individual affair.
The Satsang Foundation invites you to an Online Talk by Sri M on "Dhyana - The 7th Anga" at 5.00 pm IST on 10 June 2020. The webcast will start at 5.00 pm IST on 7 June 2020, and will be accessible...
Kindness and doing good should go hand-in-hand with one’s meditative practices. They complement each other, resulting in one’s spiritual growth.
The true Sādhakā does not limit oneself to meditating in the way the Guru advises but also begins to understand that this divine spark in oneself is also in other living beings.
There is more to Sādhanā than merely sitting, closing one’s eyes, and pretending to meditate. It has to be complemented by one’s activity in the world; how one deals with other human beings.
The search for happiness is effective, only when the mind begins to change. This comes from Sādhanā, which is much more than sitting down in a quiet place and keeping one’s eyes closed.
If one is fulfilled, happy within oneself, independent of anything external, and still exudes happiness, then there is no necessity to do Sādhanā.
In the Vedas, the subjective experience of the true self is defined as Sat-cit-ānanda. Sat meaning truth, Cit meaning consciousness, and Ananda meaning happiness.
The Satsang Foundation invites you to an Online Talk by Sri M on "Dharana - The 6th Anga" at 5.00 pm IST on 4 June 2020. The webcast will start at 5.00 pm IST on 4 June 2020, and will be accessible...
The practice of Sādhanā is merely a method passed onto a student by a spiritual teacher, who has practiced it himself and is customized for the student before transmitting it.
To do Sādhanā, one has to find an appropriate time to sit in solitude and practice. Once one becomes an expert at this, Sādhanā can be done anywhere in the world.