The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The modakam is which the mooshak is eyeing all the time. Modakam is sweet and also means full satisfaction. It is the fruit of wisdom of the understanding of the Brahman; eat it and you are caugh...
You cannot catch consciousness. It's necessary to meditate to bring the mind to that state where it can at least recognize that there is something beyond it. That can happen only when the mind can ...
The pasha in Ganesha’s hand is the noose with which divinity, if it lays its eyes on someone and wants that person to be attracted to itself. Without that noose no one can be pulled towards Divini...
Consciousness, according to the Upanishads and according to what we know, is that which can neither be heard nor smelled, not tasted, not seen. So none of these things are going to be of any help. ...
In India, we start all our activities by invoking Lord Ganesha, who has a form, shape, and a symbol, but in spite of all the symbols, the scriptures refer to Ganesha in the Ganesha Stavam as : Ajam...
In one hand of Ganesha, you will find a pasha, noose, and the other holds an ankusha, means a goad, used to poke, to make people do the work. In the elephant’s case, it is used to poke the finger s...
A few years ago, while working with a service organisation, a donor made an unusual and heartfelt request: she wished for her contribution to be used not for the underprivileged, but to bring joy t...
Busy day or slow day, your body asks for just one promise: a little movement, every day. With every move, the breath deepens, joints loosen, and the mind finds its quiet center. You don’t need a gy...
You cannot think of the soul without consciousness. But consciousness can think without the soul. Because there can be consciousness without even an entity called the soul.
To feed a hungry mouth is equal to 10 days of tapasya. &nbs...
See Krishna in Everybody - Sri M A Tale of Love, Friendship and Compassion The Srimad Bhagvatam tells the story of Sudama, a dear childhood friend of Sri Krishna, who studied with him at the ...
We human beings have one unique capacity of being aware that we have consciousness through thought or meditation, but first, the mind has to be stilled. When the mind is still, then something else ...