The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
In the dance of Tandava Nritya, everything is removed and shattered, and there is only Shivam, pure Shivam. If one is ready for that, then one has become Shiva. Then only you can say chidananda roo...
Shiva is dancing on Apasmara, a sign of ego, ignorance and non-intelligent living, which takes one to destruction. If you are leading such a life, if Shiva decides to dance on you and trample you, ...
Trishul while it represents the weapon which keeps away all negativity and all negative energy, in the human being as a yogi, it represents the Ida, Pingala, and the Sushumna, which is why the Sush...
Krishna, the manifestation of the Supreme Being says that if you would only fix your attention on ‘me’, with complete faith, absolute attention and great love, then I will certainly save you from t...
If one understands that one is not the body but the inner self which is consciousness, then one begins to understand how to deal with sorrow. But unless and until some kind of sorrow comes, one doe...
If the mind is made up of thoughts and thoughts are always vibrating, moving - sometimes up, sometimes down, constantly in motion; that movement of thought or the waves of thoughts are known as vr...
When the love for the Divine arises, it’s like an overflow. There are no questions.
Meditation is any activity that brings about love, affection, the calmness of mind, and tranquility leading to the ultimate goal.
When Kabir Das wove, everyone thought he was weaving cloth. Actually, he was weaving from the warp and weft of love and devotion.
This world is beautiful. It is complete in and of itself. There is no harm in giving and sharing love. But the problem starts when it becomes an obsession, when I become possessive about it, when I...
Amrita comes from the word ‘a – mrita’ which means immortal or deathless. It does not mean physical deathlessness. All the great sages have come and gone. Nobody remains forever. It means the real...
Be a bhakta more than anything else because through bhakti all jnana will dawn.