The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Those sages who are desirous of offspring, who want their glory to continue on this Earth even after they are gone, take the southern route.Their aim is self-happiness in this world. They want thei...
According to the Tantras, Shiva—the Supreme Being—resides in the ‘sahasrara chakra’ with his legs let down touching the ‘brumadhya’, the center between the eyebrows. The point at which the ‘sushumn...
Look inside our minds and we will see we have hundreds of images and it’s because of these images we get hurt, our ego expands and we have so many problems! “I believe that I am an intelligent man”...
In matters that are beyond the rational mind, realisation takes place only when the rational mind becomes absolutely still. To find that out, we need a rational mind.
When Patanjali defines yoga in the yoga sutras, he defines it as ‘yogas chitta vritti nirodha’ which means yoga is the stopping or the stilling of the ‘vrittis’ of the ‘chitta’. ‘Chitta’ means mind...
The seeds have been sown but no seed will become a tree and give fruit in three days, it takes its own time.So sow the seed, keep the climate clear, water it properly and then, we’ll see what happens.
If the world were a complete obstruction to the attainment of spiritual fulfillment, the Supreme Being would not have created the world at all. The very fact that the world exists around us and als...
One of the symbols that Shiva carries is the ‘paasha’ - a noose. Shiva only throws this noose on those who are ready to accept the noose; it is not thrown at random. Believe me, it is a beautiful n...
The salient feature of the last chapter in Bhagwad Gita, the 18th chapter, is after instructing Arjuna through the whole course, Krishna says, “Surrender everything unto me. I will take care of you...
As you sit and watch the thoughts, as in thought watching thought, one thought comes up which then becomes a chain. Here, use your thought itself as a weapon, think that you, with your mind, have m...
The next chapter in Bhagwad Gita (after Karma Yoga) is called Karma Sanyas Yoga. Here, Krishna says that ‘Sanyasa’ is not about renouncing your activity but not getting caught up by its results. Le...
‘Amrita’ need not necessarily mean nectar that you drink. It need not necessarily mean something that excites the taste buds. ‘Amrita’ comes from the word 'a-mrita', meaning immortal. Deathless. In...