The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Freedom is our birthright. Our true self, the ‘atman’, is free; it does not need to be freed from anything and it is free because it is complete, also known as ‘poorna’.
“When you sit down to meditate, first think if you have someone whom you really don’t like, someone you consider your enemy. Imagine that person standing before you, then bow down to that person an...
When you enter the meditation hall, leaving your shoes or chappals outside, leave your ego also; don’t bring it in. You may be someone but it must be kept out with the shoes. Go inside like a newbo...
A spiritual teacher teaches a person ‘sadhana’ in accordance with that person’s capacity and needs. Everybody cannot practice the same thing. Why? Because nobody is made the same. Some people may b...
Living in this world and experiencing life is the philosopher’s stone that eventually transforms you from base metal to pure gold.
Instead of trying to be free from the beginning, enjoy with the purpose that you want to be free of it ultimately. How does one do that? By dedicating everything to the Supreme Being. Whenever you ...
All our lives are based upon the understanding that, “I am the body’. The ego, which is the mind, is built-up based on the understanding that ‘I am this body’. But there are many aspects of you, wh...
Krishna says that four kinds of people adore the Supreme. The distressed ‘artaha’, the enquirer ‘jigyasu’, the wealth-seeker ‘artha-arthi’, and the knower ‘jnani’.
‘Tena tyaktena bhunjitha’ meaning ‘let go and rejoice!’ isn’t about you having to sell everything and go away. This is not the meaning; let go means you let go of the past and look into the present.
No amount of bhajans or kirtans is of any use unless the heart changes. And what’s meant is that the heart begins to look outside oneself, even for half a second.
A teacher should be a polished mirror, so that you see your actual reflection, not a distorted image. If you see your real picture, only then can you change. You think you are all right. I am sayin...
The only true ‘Apara-vidya’, which leads to ‘Vijnana’, is the non-verbal, transcendental experience of the Supreme Truth. It takes place when the mind becomes absolutely still, having discovered th...