The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
When you are in office - amidst all sorts of distractions - and you want to experience one-pointedness, there are techniques for this. The technique is to couple the mind with some action. So, we c...
We come across people who took Sanyasa at young age. Their attire may have changed, but they cannot come back to this life even if they want to. Their life is a misery – half here, half there - a b...
There is no need to change our attire, no need to change the place we stay in, and no need to change anything. We only need to change our Mind. In order to do that – in a practical way – we need to...
Though we live in this world, ultimate satisfaction is illusory and then, one day, death comes. We need to live with this understanding. Know that all people may have weaknesses like us. Instead of...
Much before getting into marriage or relationship, we need to train our mind. The mind has to be conditioned in our early years. After conditioning our mind, nothing adverse will happen when we com...
An artist, with complete inspiration, is painting. There won’t be any other thought during this process; it is a form of Dhyana. When a poet writes poetry, his complete attention is in writing. Whe...
Consider the case of busy executives. They may all go and stay a week in a certain resort. Why so? Since rest is required. But, can they stay there permanently? Don’t they need to come back to thei...
It has been clearly stated that whirling is not meant for all people; it is only for certain people with certain characteristics. Rumi stated that not everyone needs to do this. But now, all are wh...
Consider that I am in such a cave, doing Sadhana for last 10 yrs. As a result, I will feel that I have changed in some way. I will feel that I won’t get angry any longer, as a result of having over...
Bringing women into all domains of work, where men are already present, is what I refer to as empowerment. Men think it is their field alone. Women must be brought into those fields. We have to see...
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...
Follow and observe the Guru for a time, live with him for a period of time – this is the old method. When you live with him, you will observe how he is behaving, under all conditions and circumstan...