The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The 7500 km Walk of Hope 2015-16 from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, organised by Manav Ekta Mission, concluded its 474-day mission for peace and harmony in Srinagar on 29 April 2016. Led by Sri M—spiritu...
Sri M has been conferred the "Philosopher Saint Shree Dhyaneshwara World Peace Prize 2015", instituted by the World Peace Centre (Alandi), MAEER's MIT, Pune, India. The Peace Prize is in appreciati...
When Jesus said, ‘Empty yourself’, I think what he meant was that we are mentally constipated. It is all the stuff that is ingested and is not being expelled. So, what he meant to say is, ‘Take it ...
For most of us, when we sit down and try to meditate, the mind wanders mainly because we are attracted to something or we are repulsed by something. If this had been settled in some way by understa...
The ‘emptiness’ that I mean is the stillness which comes when the mind is not distracted, when there is no distraction of running up and down and going here and there.
‘Emptying myself’ means to meet people, to see people, to react to situations every day in life situations without the heavy load of prejudices. This is what emptying means. And, also, to continue ...
As I meet and interact with people, can I meet and interact without my prejudices? Without all that notions I have filled about people, plus and minus both? Can I meet them at par, on equal terms? ...
To ‘empty yourself’ is not a conscious process and it is not even an unconscious process. ‘Empty yourself’ simply means to understand that concept. It is not a process. It is not as if I can sit do...
When we say ‘empty yourself,’ it could also mean ‘empty yourself of your prejudices.’ Empty yourself of all the ideas that have been put into your brain; of all the things that you instantly dislik...
Self-realization means to understand first the connection between the body and the brain. It is not to say that you are the Supreme Brahman. You are not! Actually, not on a day-to-day basis.
A clear understanding of anatomy and physiology is an important aspect of yoga. That is the first realization of yourself; first understanding of yourself. I am not saying you should all do medicin...
One more thing, in your relationship with the spiritual teacher – I won’t even use the word spiritual – in your relationship with the teacher, please be frank, truthful and clear. Don’t try to bluf...