The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
If you move with someone who’s mind is calm and quiet, then that calmness slowly comes into your mind after some time. Seeing a person who has no iota of self in him, who is as free as the wind, fr...
Patience is of the essence because when everybody is swimming along the stream and allowing themselves to be carried away by the stream in one direction, one person in a million is changing directi...
Can somebody be religious by just going to some place or walking around somewhere or is religiousness a spirit of concern for others that comes from one’s heart?
The first step is to find out about myself as I am and not pretend to be something that I am not. Then, I know where I stand. There begins the journey. Otherwise, the journey doesn’t begin. I may c...
Although we call India ‘Karmabhoomi’, today few people look at the spiritual content of India’s scriptures. I am not talking about the Gurus and all such things. Very few people do that. We have al...
One thing is certain. Every human being - no matter how limited he or she is - has the capacity to find the source and go back to the spark that is there in all human beings.
Destiny, in my view, is only a blueprint. There is destiny and there is free will. People say, “Oh! It is my destiny” generally only when they fail. When they are working for and taste success, the...
You should turn inward and try to find out your inner self. When you come face to face with your inner self, then you will also learn how to live better in the outside world. When I say live better...
So, how do I know I am making progress in meditation? First, I am able to sit down quietly even if it is for a short period, with my mind settled peacefully, without distraction, fixing my attentio...
There is a spiritual law that when a person, an aspirant, a seeker seriously searches for a spiritual teacher or longs for a spiritual guide, a teacher appears. One does not have to run around the ...
There is a great advantage if you have a real spiritual teacher. I’m not talking about the spiritual teacher who is in the race of trying to collect disciples. I am talking about a person – a spiri...
In today’s world, when you really find it difficult to choose a Guru, maybe it is a good idea to start meditating without a Guru. Don’t do anything complicated. Just sit down quietly, relax and let...