The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
The rishis–seeing how people are constantly unhappy; seeking all the time and not getting the ultimate fulfillment – discovered that there is happiness, a complete fulfillment available to every hu...
The most important thing for a human being, I believe, is not to cause pain to other human beings. In the Bhagvad Gita, Chapter Twelve, ‘Bhakti Yoga’, Krishna tells Arjuna that one of the most impo...
‘Shakti’ or Energy operates within seven centers in the human psyche. It starts with the lowest one at the end of the spine called the Muladhara Chakra, and goes up through to the other six centers...
In a Chakra, the Cosmic Energy operates in ‘circles’ or ‘whirls’ at certain points of the human organism. Hence, it is called a Chakra. It is also called a padma meaning a ‘lotus’ – an ancient symb...
Most traditions talk about the ‘Energy’ being raised – it has to be raised from the lower Chakras to the higher. Chakra means a ‘Centre’ – a field of Force. You cannot find a chakra or a lotus – pa...
Mula’ means root and ‘adhara’ means foundation or support, the basic support. So, a rough translation would mean ‘root support’ or ‘root foundation’. This means that the energy, after doing all it...
Energy – once its work of creation, preservation, and destruction is done – still remains whole. This is not possible when we think of energy in the daily world. We work and we feel tired. We say, ...
Energy – once its work of creation, preservation, and destruction is done – still remains whole. This is not possible when we think of energy in the daily world.We work and we feel tired. We say, '...
That absolute energy, when in manifestation or movement, is called Shakti. When it is in absolute rest, it is called Shiva – here we are not talking about the personality Shankara. When it is in it...
When the so-called ‘limited’ being recognizes and realizes his inner essence, he begins to know and understand that he is not different from the Absolute
Nobody can say ‘I have Absolute Power’. One can say, ‘I have gone deep and touched one of the conduits of That Absolute Power.’ As long as we have the physical body and we identify ourselves with t...
The Energy and the Power that is manifested all over the world, right from the energy that you see in a tiny amoeba that moves, gets its food and eats it – all is Power. Now, power generates power ...