The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
By meditative state, I mean that the mind breaks free from petty concerns that constantly make it chatter and settles down quietly into a wider expanse.
In ancient times, in the olden days, all householders had a fire in their house for homa. It’s called the Fire and it’s a ritual. It means lighting the Fire for offering thanks to the Creator. It a...
Krishna says what is called ‘sanyasa’ or renunciation is the same as Yoga, the discipline of selfless action. The more selfless an action becomes, the more one moves forward on the spiritual path.
‘Who am I’ cannot be found out through chanting this continuously. It is an inquiry and not a chant. The inquiry is to find the witness in us who is present in all states - waking, dream, and dee...
Externally he may be a carpenter, a cook, or an Engineer. Only externally! But internally, if that person has seen the Divine in all hearts, he is never lost to the Divine because everywhere there ...
Don’t depend on your happiness from anything outside. It’s nice to have things that make life convenient but don’t think that this is going to be the cause of your happiness permanently. The sour...
Revolution is necessary, this is the ‘churning,’ what Shankaracharya says is ‘shad’ shaking up in the Upanishads. Shaking up of the mind is a revolution’. It’s not just physical movement.
For the yogi, praise and blame are equal. In pleasure or in pain, in heat or in cold, a yogi manages to keep his mind balanced.
We always feel we are inadequate, we are incomplete, our search for happiness is for this completeness. The Vedas say that we are part of the Completeness which is all around us. We are unable to...
There is happiness temporarily because we have acquired something. My mind has stopped craving for it and it’s at rest. I think the object I have acquired has made me happy. Examine carefully. E...
When the mind is free of all distractions, when it settles down, tranquil and quiet, then you find the treasure trove of happiness within you.
There are some people who seem to be happy in all situations. How? Because they have found out, through experiences of life that the peace, tranquility, and happiness that they seek is inside, not...