The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
When we meditate, we see that the mind wanders either because we are attracted to or repulsed by something. If this unrest is settled by the understanding that this is the cause of one not being em...
No one can spiritually advance by simply sitting down cross-legged and meditating 24 hours. The moment you begin to see divinity in all living beings and start serving human beings, the mind can be...
Sleep is so rejuvenating because one is fully unaware then that they exist. The moment one knows, there is no rest. That’s when all the issues crop up. ‘I’ am the first problem. The problem starts ...
Sometimes what happens is we read so much of the scriptures that there is not enough space within to accommodate the understanding.
What we see in this world today is a result of the lopsided development of the frontal lobe. Due to this, so many other parts of the brain have been neglected. They lie latent and can be activated....
Look at the Upanishads; nobody preaches anything there. They say - ‘Explore’!
Think outside the box. Don’t go solely on linear logic; use fuzzy logic. Turn things upside down and look, you will see things are quite different.
The greatest penance is to calmly and quietly hear someone insulting us with absolutely no reaction. And, at the end of it, to say ‘thank you very much’. That would be the highest penance for a yogi.
How does a person grow? Not by owning huge properties and great wealth but by beginning to think that everyone is important and essential.
When emotions come, don’t run away from them. Feel what is happening. We cannot discover ourselves in a ‘dry’ emotionless manner. Only when we experience emotions, are we human beings.
Looking within is not just sitting with one’s eyes closed. It means to watch your mind, to be watchful of your interactions in everyday life towards others. That's when you realize who and what you...
The Upanishads are here to help us find our true self. Find out for yourself. It’s the process of going deeper and deeper into one’s inner layers of consciousness.