The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
For most people, the greatest miracle is to bring about a transformation in thinking. The change in thinking is to turn inward and try to figure out what life is all about. Figuring out what our li...
The idea of the teacher should be to make you self-reliant. If a teacher makes you totally dependent, then there are either two reasons for that: one, he wants you to be always dependent on him, an...
The greatest miracle is having the ability to lead a person to spiritual growth. Beyond that, there is no bigger miracle, and it is the most challenging miracle possible.
When you sit for long periods before a Dhuni and meditate, it is about you contemplating on the outer fire - an act that helps to light the inner fire.
When a spiritual teacher is blunt, he is doing his duty of guiding or shocking people out of their illusions. Already, were in illusion. Now, why create more illusions besides this?
What is spirituality? It is to find the truth, to find yourself, to find who you are, and what your link with Supreme Being is. This is the primary goal of spiritual practice. If you are with a sp...
The worship of the teacher shouldn't take so much precedence that the teaching is forgotten.
People think that to be spiritual means to start healing. First, you have to heal yourself. ‘Physician, heal thyself’. Heal your spirit first; there are enough hospitals and doctors to heal the si...
When you find a spiritual teacher after a few years of observation, one who you think is worth it, ask for the real thing. Don’t ask for the petty stuff. Sometimes in trouble, one asks for such th...
No matter what happens, don’t bother. You may suffer reverses, and you may get into trouble. Stick to your spiritual path, if you are serious.
If you are on the spiritual path, if you are moving towards the Truth, the first steps are - try to be truthful in day-to-day life. You cannot tell lies 24 hours a day and expect to find the Absolu...
Any place, where the truth is worshipped, is a temple for us. The most important temple is the body. Inside us is the heart where the Truth sits.