The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Dharana (concentration) is equivalent to relaxation. The mind flows naturally towards something without barriers. It is the capacity or the effort involved in fixing one’s attention on an image, or...
When all supports fail, then there is that—the Ultimate support.
The theoretical aspect is one thing, and experience is another. Some people understand this Truth and become totally silent because it can’t be expressed in words.
Some people have so much theoretical knowledge and are swollen with the ego of this knowledge that they begin to think they are spiritually illuminated and start teaching people. When they do that,...
The highest knowledge is that which leads you to the Truth.
In Mundaka Upanishad, Mundaka means shaven-headed. So, it’s intended for Renunciants who have shaven off their hair. It indicates people who have cleared all their negativities and ego—somebody who...
There is a fountain of happiness inside us waiting to be discovered. And, one shot is enough; it’s better than Tequila!
There is no difference in the ancient universal teachings. But when it becomes more organized, it loses its core. Why? Because you get more interested in the external aspects.
When we get to a position where we have money or power, we forget that the source is somewhere else. Then we get so proud that we try to challenge the source from where prosperity comes. And, that’...
Dialogue, not argument, is critical between the teacher and student. The Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna. Krishna tells Arjuna that his mind should be like a flame when there...
Satsang is a group of people trying to find the Truth. You and I are going to look at the problem together.
In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali uses the word Kaivalya for the Ultimate Reality, which means ‘only or alone’. A person who has touched Kaivalya is kind of alone in the sense that there is nothing lef...