The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
There is a divinity in every heart, and that divinity - by its very essence - is peace, tranquility, and happiness. The more you tune into it, the happier you are, the better your mind is, and the ...
No matter what happens, don’t bother. You may suffer reverses, and you may get into trouble. Stick to your spiritual path, if you are serious.
If you are on the spiritual path, if you are moving towards the Truth, the first steps are - try to be truthful in day-to-day life. You cannot tell lies 24 hours a day and expect to find the Absolu...
We carry so many things in our head. Be simple. Throw off the burdens and be free!
Nobody can give us illumination; we have to find it ourselves. Just as one who is hungry has to find food for oneself.
Surrender means to understand that I am helpless at a certain point and, therefore, I need to relax, let go, be patient and wait. In that waiting, something arrives. The breeze may be from within.
Only when the mind has ceased all finding, grasping, and then settled down in that silence, something happens.
If I say I know everything, then there is no movement, research, or inquiry. It is what we don’t know that inspires us to seek and move forward.
That which does not move’ – is that which is absolutely still like the eye of the cyclone, total motion but in the middle, there is no movement – absolute calmness. And, it is from that calmness th...
Don’t run away from the battle. Stay there. You cannot run anywhere. So, stay on and fight it out – but with love, affection, and understanding.
Examine yourself in the morning when you wake up and in the evening before you go to sleep. And see – have I changed or am I the same or worse? Am I still angry when somebody else is happy?
A spiritual teacher sometimes provides opportunities and situations, either deliberately or as they happen. He does not encourage people to run away from situations but to pause and remain. It is ...