The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Perfect health consists of physical and mental well-being permeated by a sense of sacredness. Everything around us, from a speck of dust to the tallest mountain and the roaring oceans, are sacred. ...
The most important application of asanas in meditation is "sthira sukham asana"; that means the posture in which you can sit for a length of time in sukha, without fidgeting, without pain, comforta...
The best way to calm the breath and therefore calm the mind automatically is - not by controlling it, but by watching it, mentally. So, this is a simple exercise - no secrets!
A yogi is a person who has full control over his mind and senses, so at a given point he would be able to switch onto something or switch off from something. Practicing this is called pratyahara.
Yoga is not for one who eats too much or eats too little, or sleeps too much or sleeps too little. Which means there has to be moderation somewhere; a middle path has to be followed.
A yogi in any situation has inner peace. That yogi is the best who discovers his own self and feels the same Self resides in all.
The practice of yoga is the way of finding that happiness, which is our true identity; when we discover that we are not what we think we are, but something completely different.
If we center our attention to our hearts and bow down to all living beings, and since every living being is a temple, we are moving along the path of yoga.
If you have an Ishta Devata or you worship a great saint whom you consider as God incarnate, it is at that point that you can visualize him sitting in your heart and becoming one with you - this is...
Many people think that Yoga is distinct from Vedanta - as a philosophical system, it is. But, in practice, they are very close to each other because they are different paths to the same goal.
You are not sheep that can be herded together and made to eat the same food. Spiritual development is an individual affair.
Kindness and doing good should go hand-in-hand with one’s meditative practices. They complement each other, resulting in one’s spiritual growth.