The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
When we understand that perhaps consciousness is there even when the brain is not functioning, then probably we are touching That essence of consciousness. Once that is touched, you probably can op...
When you come to the point that enquiry is the most important thing in your life, the urgency becomes so important that you say that this is what I really want. I don’t want anything else. When thi...
From the yogic teachings, the flute of the Lord is the spine which is the central nervous system anatomically, the sushumna nadi with no muck, absolutely clean, and with seven holes to play the dif...
The world that we know is only an impression that the sense organs keep of an object in front of us. We really don’t know what the object is. We only know the impression of the object.
Consciousness is all-pervading, Purna – complete, which we cannot define and the brain is a product of evolution which has become so refined and functional that the consciousness is able to functio...
Every mantra is not suitable for everybody, take time to choose. Once you have chosen, stick to it for some time till you begin to feel the effects of it.
Sometimes spiritual inclination happens when you ultimately see the futility of all this. You feel it’s so false. People don’t mean what they say, and you have happiness but there is sorrow also lu...
Can you conceive of a mind without thoughts, you cannot. So mind means thought and therefore if I say I am now tranquil and thoughtless, the thought is still there. All you can do is, as Patanjali ...
Half an hour or one hour of sitting down quietly and being mindful of your mind, thoughts, and breath is a very important preparation to attain that mindfulness which we seek, which is to be totall...
There is a constant movement towards trying to find peace by acquiring things but that never happens. That’s why the Upanishads say ‘Tena Tyaktena Bhunjita’; Let go and rejoice.
The grace is always there. But our windows are closed and you can’t dictate when the grace should flow. The entire process of spiritual practice is to leave your windows and doors open, so when it ...
The true essence of Consciousness is beyond the brain but functions through the brain. If you have to touch That consciousness which is not part of the brain - with its activities, memories, emoti...