The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Moving up and down the spine is Mukhya Prana, the Supreme energy. In yogic terms, it is the movement of the aspiration, thought, concentration and energy towards (either) the higher side or the low...
Matter which is non-living, inanimate matter and the anima – the life which animates it – Prana has produced all that you see on Earth! The sun indeed is life. Why? Because it is the sun that cause...
The Northern (upward) movement of the Prana is when it finally goes through the seven wheels or the seven psychic centres along the sushumna nadi until it reaches the highest heaven in the Sahasraa...
The word ‘Upanishad’ is that which is learnt sitting close to the teacher with complete humility to understand the ultimate supreme truth. So the Gita itself is said to be an Upanishad. What is the...
The first thing that happens as one advances in sadhana is that one develops compassion in the heart. Therefore, some people (who) do not even believe in God, there are such people... but they feel...
Amrita need not necessarily mean nectar which you drink. It need not mean something that excites the taste buds. Amrita comes from the word ‘a – mrita’ which means immortal or deathless. Amrita – t...
The secret of visualization – creative thought – is to actually believe and visualize picture details, what one wants, to be as if one is already there. When this is done, the subconscious mind car...
Can our ‘sundowner’ be the name of God? Can we have that special whisky that is not available even in Scotland? Can we listen to that music which moves our hearts and opens the doors to extra senso...
Naama Smarana is one of the easiest and the best – you don’t even need to ask anybody to do Naama Smarana. Along with that you should also take care of other aspects of one’s life, little disciplin...
There is this great Buddhist chant of the Mahayanas, which says, ‘At some point or the other, in our endless cycle of rebirths, every individual on this earth must have been our mother! Therefore I...
The best thing is – better than not doing your duties is to do your duties. But don’t neglect your spiritual journey; keep that up seriously, so that when you are mature enough, you are out of it. ...
Don’t think that the spiritual teacher should be like this….if he’s not like this, then he is not a spiritual teacher. This is not true because there may be many reasons for which a spiritual Maste...