The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The treasure shines in our hearts. We just need to turn around and look in. That’s called the ‘nivritti marg’. When that happens, then you have Supreme well-being.
The essence of happiness, the spark of the Divine is in the heart. When that is understood, you get some sense of what the Divine is. And for that you need to have some control over your emotions, ...
Let go and rejoice does not mean give up and rejoice. Letting go is different from giving up. Can we live in this world without carrying the unpleasant memories of our past experiences? Can we let ...
We should have food. We should have a place to stay, but you cannot find happiness by increasing your holdings.
There is a consciousness which witnesses everything. And if this consciousness due to applying your mind and due to your practices, can become the witness even when you are in deep sleep, then you ...
When you are dreaming, the dream is very real. When you wake up, it’s an illusion, it doesn’t exist. So, that which exists in one state of consciousness and does not exist in another, can you call ...
In sleep you forget everything. There is no recognition outside or inside. There is complete quietness and yet there seems to be some witness enjoying because when we wake up we always say, Oh! I h...
When one forgets one’s limitations and gets fully absorbed in the spirit of the Lord - this is Bhakti Yoga.
People think, Oh! All this philosophy kind of kills you, No!. You are giving up small trinkets to actually touch the treasure which is in us.
The condition of the mind is reflected in the condition of the body, and it also happens the other way around.
If you are physically fine and your mind is always agitated, you cannot call it well-being. On the other hand, if your mind is settled in well-being, even if you are not physically so OK, nothing m...
Once you touch it, even a little bit, even if you touch the hem of garment of Truth, then there is no more fear, there is no more anxiety, there is no more confusion in the mind.