The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
There is nothing impossible on this earth if one puts his or her mind to it. Why? Because, Inside us is the essence of that Purnata, our true essence.
From birth onwards, when we begin to learn, we are conditioned into believing that we are weak and incapable of doing certain things. But the great message of the Upanishads is “Uttishthata jagrata...
Why do we study Advaita, Brahma Sutras, Upanishads, and practice Kriya Yoga? Why do we do that? Because we feel inadequate, and we want to touch that completeness from which we have come, the Sourc...
The moment you are serious that nothing else is more important to you than finding the Truth; your Guru will come to you. One of the main functions of the Guru is to make you stand on your own feet...
I think to seek power from the spiritual teacher is merely a carryover, an extension of seeking power and luxuries from this world into the spiritual field. I would call it spiritual entertainment ...
While it’s true that a person who has advanced spiritually possesses certain extraordinary capacities, it is also true that a genuine spiritual teacher as far as possible does not exhibit his powe...
Guru Purnima is for paying your respect to all Teachers and Gurus, both in the inner as well as the outer world. You should not imagine that we are paying respect to one Guru. It is actually to sho...
Consider it your spiritual right to meet the teacher, to talk with him and in general, lead a life of companionship with the teacher, at least for a short time. While not forgetting that he is not...
Don’t keep any secrets from your spiritual teacher. It is only through understanding the student completely that the teacher can give complete attention and lead you to a complete cure from the di...
Merely by taking flowers and gifts to a Guru, one should not suppose that one is moving towards one's spiritual goal. That can happen only when teachings are followed and one remains with the teach...
Being kind, being helpful, and serving others is indeed worship of that divine spark resident in other beings. Kindness and doing good should go hand-in-hand with one’s meditative practices.
Sādhanā is not just about meditation. It has to be complemented by one’s activity in the external world. It has to do with how one deals with other human beings. So there is more to Sādhanā than me...