The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The mind is made up of thoughts and thoughts are always vibrating, moving. Sometimes up, sometimes down, constantly in motion. The movement of thought or the waves of thoughts are known as ‘vritti’...
The Soundarya Lahiri, the Lalita Sahasranama and other tantric texts contain certain ‘bijaksharas’ or seed-sounds. They actually have no meaning by themselves but are vibrations to awaken the Kunda...
It is possible to live in this world and still reach spiritual fulfillment, all at the same time, provided we know what rules to follow, what regulations to adhere to, and what traffic signals to w...
Self-realization, also known as ‘Kaivalya’ or ‘Moksha’, does not mean freedom from something. It’s about realizing that one is always free but has been labouring under the illusion that one is not....
In ‘Bhagwad Gita’ you can know everything - how to work, how to meditate, how to have devotion, how to lead your day-to-day life, everything’s there!
When the so-called ‘limited’ being recognizes and realises his inner essence, he begins to know and understand that he is not different from the Absolute Essence.
‘Mula’ which means ‘root’; ‘Adhara’ means ‘foundation’, support’. So, if you translate the word, it would mean ‘root support’ or ‘root foundation’. This means that the Energy, after doing all its w...
‘Let go’ does not mean you should throw everything away and go to the forest. It means, develop the quality of ‘letting go’. Then, there is absolute peace, rejoice!
You always think that only happiness is a blessing. Sorrow is a blessing too. It leads us to greater, deeper and more permanent happiness
When the mind becomes quiet, which is the aim of all forms of meditation, one comes face to face with one’s consciousness. This consciousness resides in all human beings, irrespective of caste, cre...
In ‘Grahastha’, when your responsibilities are wound up and the children have become self-reliant, you are free to spend time in retirement in a quiet place, free from the troubles of everyday phon...
The ‘Agni tattva’ vis-a-vis the mind is actually the fire that burns within. Physically, it is the digestive fire. It is the aspiration to transform oneself from crude to subtle. ‘Agni ye swaha’ me...