The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
One-pointed attention is the most critical thing in meditation. And that one-pointedness opens up the pathway to that which is One.
Meditation is the capacity that one develops through practice to be one-pointed and to continue naturally in that state until what one is meditating upon is the only thing that remains. You even fo...
Forget all the past that has happened and look at the present, so that the future is good.
The world around causes pain in various ways. Of course, there are little moments of happiness, but they are all temporary. While living in this world, can we understand that we are passing through...
The mind is so limited that it cannot find the Reality through thought. So, what do you do? Open the heart.
Some people say that they can’t sit in meditation. So, what to do? Do good work for others. Slowly, the mind gets purified enough to attempt Yoga.
There are many types of Yoga. There is the yoga that you practice, Patanjali’s Yoga. There is the Karma Yoga, which is about doing good work continuously, a self-less action until you are purified....
Only a relaxed mind can have one-pointed attention.
All meditations essentially boil down to how to make the mind free of distractions, how to make it settle down, and finally how to remain in the eye of the storm, be completely free and not be dist...
If one can stop the distractions of the mind-stuff, then the mind in its tranquil state reflects the reality of one’s true being.
Yoga is not merely standing on your head. It’s much more. The true meaning of Yoga is the complete ending of the mind's distractions.
Is there some way by which the ordinary mind, caught up in this world with its pains and pleasures, can be free and touch the essence? The study of this is called the Brahmavidya, and the way to do...