The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
There are some rules of life one should follow before starting the practice. For instance, can we live without injuring other living beings, even for food? Can we try to restrain ourselves as much ...
Tamo guna through service, evolves to Sattva and the mind becomes purified. Not only do you progress upwards, but you also take along with you, those whom you have served. To me, service is a signi...
All beings are divinity in living form. Serving living beings is the best worship you can do. The more you help, the purer you become, and the clearer your mind becomes.
By serving somebody, you are doing nothing actually. The person whom you serve is giving you an opportunity to evolve. ‘You’ are not giving anybody anything. If ‘you’ don’t, somebody else will prov...
No one can spiritually advance by simply sitting down cross-legged and meditating 24 hours. The moment you begin to see divinity in all living beings and start serving human beings, the mind can be...
One day, you reach Sattva in its pure state. Then, you drop even that, and then there is Reality.
Very often, people mistake lethargy for Sattva because goodness is calm and tranquil. Somebody may say they are meditating, but actually they are sleeping.
In Sankya, everything is ruled by the three gunas – Tamas, Rajas and Sattva. Simplified, these mean lethargy or darkness, energy for action and goodness respectively. Each person has a different ra...
When the mind becomes still and quiet, it turns within and comes to the Source. Such a person cannot be selfish. Why? One is selfish when one craves for something. What happens when you don’t want ...
When Purusha is experienced, the human being begins to understand that the fullness, completeness, security, and happiness we were seeking in the outside world are all found within. There is no bet...
Samadhi is the culmination of the practice of Yoga, where all the distractions of the mind-stuff are removed, and the mind becomes absolutely calm and quiet. In that quiet, ripple-less mind, is ref...
Yoga is not only physical exercises. That's just one aspect required to keep your body healthy. But, the most important part is meditation, also known as ‘dhyana’.