The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The true Sādhakā does not limit oneself to meditating in the way the Guru advises but also begins to understand that this divine spark in oneself is also in other living beings.
There is more to Sādhanā than merely sitting, closing one’s eyes, and pretending to meditate. It has to be complemented by one’s activity in the world; how one deals with other human beings.
The search for happiness is effective, only when the mind begins to change. This comes from Sādhanā, which is much more than sitting down in a quiet place and keeping one’s eyes closed.
If one is fulfilled, happy within oneself, independent of anything external, and still exudes happiness, then there is no necessity to do Sādhanā.
In the Vedas, the subjective experience of the true self is defined as Sat-cit-ānanda. Sat meaning truth, Cit meaning consciousness, and Ananda meaning happiness.
The practice of Sādhanā is merely a method passed onto a student by a spiritual teacher, who has practiced it himself and is customized for the student before transmitting it.
To do Sādhanā, one has to find an appropriate time to sit in solitude and practice. Once one becomes an expert at this, Sādhanā can be done anywhere in the world.
The search for one’s true identity and happiness is not just reserved for monks or sanyasis. Every human being, without distinction, can embark upon this search.
Sādhanā doesn’t mean that the Sādhak neglects the world. One has to only turn inwards in order to find the truth, which is one’s own self.
Sādhanā is all about the search within; it is a journey from extroversion to introversion.
The greatest of bhaktas is the one who keeps the welfare of all the living beings in his heart, sarva-bhuta-hite-ratah.
The God who sits in our hearts, the antaryami, is truth, consciousness, and bliss. The whole attempt in the spiritual journey is to find this.