The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika says the Asanas and Pranayama are the stepping stones. Asana, according to Patanjali, is defined in one sentence: ‘Sthira sukham Asanam’. The posture giving you comfort for...
The Gita defines Yoga as ‘Yogam karmasu kausalya’ - Yoga is to work with complete tranquility and auspiciousness. The Yogasutras of Patanjali, considered by many as the standard textbook, starts by...
Samadhi - the state when the person is so absorbed in meditation that there is no distinction between the meditator and the thing meditated upon. Everything becomes one and there is absolutely no d...
Yoga is any attempt to make your mind quiet and move beyond your ordinary limitations. Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga - all these are different modes of journey to the Truth, depending on the ...
Om Namah Shivaya - I bow down to that supreme Shiva who encompasses all the levels of consciousness, from waking state to the dream state and beyond into turiya. I bow down to Shivam for the Truth ...
The purpose of spiritual training is to become one-pointed, and then to finally let go. The Upanishad says - 'Tena tyaktena bhunjitha', meaning 'let go and rejoice!'
When the mind is settled, there are no distractions; it's at peace. If it’s at peace with itself, then it is at peace with the world outside. The aim of yoga is to bring the rush of thoughts to a p...
In the state of moksha or freedom, the human mind, even the physical body, undergoes a certain change. The cells change, the psyche changes, everything changes. The person becomes a entirely new in...
True freedom emerges when the mind is absolutely at rest - at peace with itself and the world. Not grasping, not in conflict, not reaching out, not stretching itself but remaining in its original s...
The whole search for Truth should start with understanding our relationship with nature and how we relate to other human beings, or even animals. It’s not something isolated, we are part of one big...
I am not denying you might need some help from a teacher on a journey of such large uncharted territory, this search for Truth; but the moment the teacher becomes more important than the teaching, ...
So, let this be our resolution this year. That we will resolve to do the best we can to help at least one unfortunate human being. And two, we shall let go of all negativities, of all hatred and an...