The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The whole theory of Maya does not mean that the world is an illusion. The world is a reality, but the theory of Maya says the world is only relatively real and, therefore, not absolutely real. It i...
Whenever a Satya Kama—one who searches for nothing but the Truth—sits in humility before a teacher, with his mind unbiased and open, ready to receive that is given, the teaching or learning involve...
Vedanta rejects the myth that reality is external to the human mind and acknowledges consciousness as the source of the entire Cosmos.
The only way to study yourself, the only way to know yourself, the only way to realize yourself, to understand yourself as you are and not as you imagine you are, is by being a part of the society....
The entire teaching of the Upanishads concerns the kind of knowledge, which when communicated to a mind that’s absolutely silent, results in the discovery of the true self. Having discovered the tr...
Poornima' means 'full moon'. It’s symbolic of the full moon’s light emanating from the heart of a human being who has purified himself to such an extent that there is no cloud to hide the moon.
The Upanishads postulate that nothing that you worship here is the Supreme Being. This is what the Keno Upanishad says: Yen manasa na manuta yena ahur mano matanm. Tadeva Brahma twam viddhi nedam y...
Your question is whether you need a teacher. Yes, you need a teacher. To learn anything, you need a teacher. But the teacher should not become more important than the teaching. There is a danger in...
Whether we are on the path of spiritual progress or not, very often we don’t get what we want. This makes us depressed. One must draw the distinction between what we want and what we need.
The Delhi Team has great pleasure in announcing a Retreat during Walk of Hope’s stay in Vrindavan. It is aimed at all yatris who have not been able to walk with Master in body, but have been follow...
What does a human worship most - Desire? Enjoyment? Wealth? These are the things that man worships - pride, prestige, respect, wealth, lust and power. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. One need n...
Divine Love is to be understood through ordinary love. If you have a rough idea about ordinary Love, then expand it by a thousand times, you have divine Love—something selfless, utterly selfless an...