The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
There is a witness in us who is always there - waking, dream and deep sleep, and perhaps the witness is the source of joy that you feel in all the experiences that you go through
Happiness has to be inside you, not outside you. It is to be not found in any material object but in the inner essence.
If you become spiritual it doesn’t mean that you are going to become rich and somebody poor – there is nothing like that. Rich or poor has nothing to do with this. It’s to do with your mind. Whethe...
The ancients said that the fragrance that you seek is in you. You think it is outside but it is actually in you. The good news is that the fragrance happens to be your true soul or happiness, or yo...
What are we searching for? There are people in all these situations, rich, poor who seem to be happy in some way. Who are these guys? How are they doing that? Because they have found out, through e...
Constant happiness comes when the mind understands the Truth and says the essence of happiness is inside and not outside.
The full process of meditation is to disengage the mind from its engagement with the ordinary.
The mind in its original state before it became distracted – in that state is called the state of yoga. It need not necessarily happen because you practice yoga, pranayamas, etc. It can also happen...
When the energy in us wakes up, then our consciousness is lifted from the ordinary to the extraordinary. From getting caught up in little, little trinkets, we reach for the treasure. From enjoying ...
Whenever you say Shakti/energy, in the Indian tradition, it is represented and symbolized as feminine. In the macrocosm, nothing can function without energy. This shakti, fortunately for us, reside...
Kali is a symbol of the whole creation. It is the reality – tongue out, blood dripping, this is a reality everywhere you see it happening. Don’t run away from it.
Shivam cannot be touched without the activation of the Shakti. Without the havan kund, no homa can be done.