The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The real change comes when there is an inner – change in us. Without this inner change, the outer change is of no use.
Live your life as you are living it. But always keep one goal in mind - that is that the ultimate aim of life is to attain spiritual realization.
If you really want spiritual illumination, you have to give a lot of yourself, not anything else. Dedicate yourself fully to it. If you really want it you can do it.
A teacher is like a polished mirror. You look at him and you see yourself properly reflected.
Diligently practicing and sticking to your path is very important.
Simply by practicing half an hour of Kriya everyday, for two years of your life, you expect to find ‘moksha’, let me tell you it’s not so easy. There are no shortcuts. If somebody is offering that,...
With the mind restrained from going outwards to objects and always uniting it with the Supreme in spiritual communion, the yogi attains peace which is the Supreme salvation.
A spiritual being is one who keeps doing his work, not worrying too much about the results. You need to have a goal, but if it doesn't work, move forward, don’t hang on to that.
You can't run away anywhere. Wherever you go, you take your mind with you. And if you think by taking ‘sanyasa' and going and joining an ‘ashram’ full time, you are going to find peace…Try it out!
There are two sterling qualities to be developed in a seeker. One is shraddha, and the other is saburi.
Alchemistry is actually the metaphoric expression of purifying the mind. The base metal called the gross mind can be purified and made subtle and pure. Then the same mind becomes gold.
A spiritual experience is always fresh and new. You cannot categorise it.