The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Bring about a change in your day-to-day life and transparency in your character and conduct. Without which we may continue to meditate for years, but nowhere will we go. Because, the first reflecti...
You have to practice your sadhana. Make time for it and practice as much as possible.
On the spiritual path, an important requirement is fearlessness. We must not be afraid of public opinion. The last vice that a human being has to overcome is shame.
The first characteristic of a person who has attained the spiritual Truth is - the heart and mind become calm, quiet and content.
How can I practice kindness? Kindness has to come naturally. Imitating a practitioner of kindness is always better than a fellow who is cruel. Practice kindness to all living beings, as much as pos...
One of the great obstacles, impurities to Truth is sloth. Swami Vivekananda realized it, and implemented it. He said, ‘you fellows cannot meditate 24 hours a day, therefore work’. It prevents you f...
One of the greatest obstacles to meditation is sleep. And without overcoming the desire to sleep, nobody can attain the high goal of turiya. It is not possible. If you are a sadhaka, you have to fi...
It is very important that if you have been given a sadhana, practice it with complete attention, without missing a single day and minute of the time which you have been given. Otherwise, it just wi...
When a person enters into the spiritual journey, through practice, he will be faced with greater temptations than the ordinary person.
You cannot expect to find the Universal Truth and speak lies 24 hours a day. Then you are under an illusion. You may think that you have found the Truth, but it may not be the Truth. Because, if yo...
The ultimate aim of spiritual fulfillment is to find the Truth - Satya. To reach the Truth, you have to start with being truthful, practically, in day-to-day life. You cannot imagine that you are f...
The mind has various levels of impurities and agitations. As long as these last, they are like curtains, which very subtly veil or cover the Truth. You are not searching for something outside yours...