The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Just before his final enlightenment, it is said that the Goddess of Maya called Mara tempted Siddhartha. Mara danced before him in all her charm and promised him everything on earth and heaven, onl...
In history, when Shankracharya arrived years after Buddha, he preached the teachings of the Upanishads and said, "No amount of ritual, no amount of sacrifice will take you to the Truth." You have t...
The difference between Gautam Buddha and us: All our lives, we meet poor and sick people, old and starving, here and there on footpaths, but we don’t become Buddha. Our mind doesn’t change. Why? Be...
If by torturing oneself, one could reach the Supreme, it must be a funny Supreme who has decreed that a person should torture himself in order to reach Him. If you starve the body, the brain ceases...
There is no individual self. There is only that which is the Truth. When one realises the illusory nature of the individual self, when it is snuffed out into shunyata - nothingness - what remains i...
After all our duties and responsibilities are carried out, our children carry these responsibilities forward. At that stage, comes Sanyasa. No use running away from life before that stage. Even if ...
In these times, we don’t have this training to stave off distractions. Now, in childhood itself, we are too exposed to TV, Internet, this and that. Therefore, the mind has already been disturbed an...
Most people need a Guru, as spirituality is an unexplored territory. Taking guidance from a Guru is definitely required. Only a person who has walked the path earlier will know its challenges – whe...
Spiritual people, who reached their goal, used to dress in a particular way. Now, just by dressing like that, we may assume we have reached that state. The people who reached ‘there’ may have used ...
The Guru will be a picture of equanimity always, if he is truly developed spiritually. To understand this, we have to be with the Guru for some days. During this time, we will also get to know if h...
According to me, in the present situation, we do require to be alone and in solitude occasionally. At the same time, we also need to be in touch with the world and understand its realities. Only th...
In spiritual matters, a concrete answer is not possible. Also, everyone pursues it differently - there is not just one path. If I am standing here and want to go there - we can go this way or we ca...