The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The sound of AUM is the link between this world and the other. It is the juncture between the unknown and the known. AUM is the bridge that takes one across.
The greatest miracle is to purify the mind and take it towards spiritual fulfillment.
The Truth cannot be expressed in words. All definitions fall short. Nor can it be reckoned in Time. It's timeless and tender and words corrupt its purity.
The Supreme Brahman is free of all conditionings and it is beyond our five senses, so we cannot do sparsha or touch it by our hands and yet it is manifested in all forms.
The best karma is doing good to others.
Through the practice of Yoga, understanding and intelligence expand and help to go beyond the ordinary mind. The mind ceases to exist as a separate entity as soon as the vrittis (distractions) are ...
The real Shivam is your inner being, your antar atma. First the mind has to be freed so that the mind begins to understand that the happiness that we seek for in this world is within.
The aim of yoga is Kaivalya, freedom from all bondage. As long as there is bondage, there is no happiness to be found.
The best way to control a wayward mind is an occasional fast. The yogi, a practitioner of spiritual exercises, needs to moderate all his activities in order to be able to progress in his endeavour....
Every human being who lives in this world and who is also spiritually inclined comes across challenging situations. Nobody is free of that. If you have done something wrong to someone intentionally...
Every little thing is full of joy. The dew drop you find on the grass in the morning, the breeze that blows in quietly bringing in the perfume of the jasmine, the smell of the earth after the first...
In resonance with Sri M’s emphasis on Self-Retreats, Swadhyaya - self study, Yoga, and Ayurveda as pathways to inner transformation and well-being, The Sacred Grove and Arogyam, are delighted to an...