The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
If you read from any of the Upanishads and commentaries by Shankara and others, you find that while the intellect is a very powerful and useful weapon for us I mean this is an instrument for us. Th...
Don’t we look at ourselves and see how we are always occupied with ourselves? Spend some time to look at others, maybe half an hour. When we can look at others, we are progressing in our outlook.
We discussed the meaning of the word Upanishad. It is that which is learnt sitting close to the teacher with complete humility in order to understand the ultimate supreme truth. So the Gita itself ...
It is only when you come to a situation where you are face to face with sorrow that you stop and look at that which is beyond. If you are always happy, if you always get a lollipop to suck—which is...
"A very difficult word this is, Surrender," says Sri M, as he tries to explain the nuances of the term. First, consider what am I surrendering to, who am I surrendering to, and why am I surrenderin...
A coiled snake has been the symbol of Kundalini for hundreds of years. It is so because it is also the symbol of wisdom. It is the symbol that you find on the headdress of pharaohs, for instance, o...
All things spiritual boil down to your relationships in day-to-day life. Otherwise, we can just sit at home and meditate for hours, and be the same person when we come out. It does not work.
Our country places great importance on its advancement as an economic power, but unless we also put emphasis on our growth as a spiritual power, we will not achieve true greatness as a nation. A na...
In Vedanta, what the Vedantist does, is to examine the world around him and find out that it is impermanent. He says, "This world is impermanent because today it’s here and tomorrow it is gone. All...
This is the case with us human beings too. We go about, searching for that elusive Truth, not knowing that it lies hidden within us. Understanding this and achieving an inner transformation is key ...
Great literature, sublime poetry, and exquisite works of art—they have been inspired by love and compassion. It is unselfish love for humanity, which is the culmination and the highest point that l...
Look carefully and observantly at the outside world—the physical world, the substance as we know it—setting aside all other preconceived ideas we have about it. Look at what we think is substance, ...