The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Universal love is beyond the mind and the brain. When we are so overwhelmed that the mind refuses to work, then you are absorbed in that. This can happen through being so selfless that the self doe...
When you go to Shirdi and enter the premises, on the top, two words are always there. Nothing else is demanded of us. Shraddha and Saburi. Saburi means patience. And shraddha is variously tra...
Winter is a season that encourages slowing down and introspection, but it also comes with unique challenges for both the body and mind. The cold weather, reduced daylight, and dry air affect our ph...
In the whirlwind of our lives, the simple act of pausing to marvel at the majestic embrace of the mountains or the reflections of trees in the serene waters of a pond is becoming a rare joy. ...
An activity that benefits others - feeding the hungry, sharing knowledge with the unknowing, resolving the suffering of others, worshipping the poor, and serving the needy - thinking of them as the...
All the rational framework that we set up is based on the inputs or the data collected through our five senses. Nobody has more than that. These instruments of perception, the panchendriyas are ver...
My Bhoomi is the youngest of The Satsang Foundation’s environmental initiatives, seeking to promote an eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle, defined as “ways of living, social behaviour, and choi...
The most intelligent person very soon discovers the limitations of the intellect. The average intelligent man does not discover it. He is very proud of his intelligence. But a person who is truly i...
These are only two ways by which Bhakti, devotion can happen. It happens spontaneously. You get this overwhelming feeling that the joy is in the Lord and in nothing else or when you are in contact ...
Where one is totally absorbed in That and one knows that any amount of intellectual understanding is not going to help, heart to heart connection is required. This what you call Bhakti and it cann...
If we can even start practicing letting go in daily life, and not simply sit down every day and say Aham Brahmasmi, Tattvam Asi, you are actually moving towards the Truth of Vedanta.
The mind's character is of sticking to the past and not letting go of it. So it practically prevents the present from coming in. And what is the present? The Truth.