The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
I meditate upon thee so that my intelligence may become perfect and stimulated enough to understand that Supreme Being. This is the prayer of the Gayatri Mantra. Sri M's Quotes are now available in...
The body and the mind are interrelated. When the mind is tired, the body is tired and when the body tires, it reflects on the mind too. But not in the Self. If you learn how to open the mind to th...
In the beginning, when you turn inward, you need to shut out the world. Once you find it, you come out and you realize that what is inside is also outside. They become one, so there is no going o...
In the olden days the Upanishads used Agni or the fire as a symbol to describe the spirit. Fire is always there in the wood. It comes out when you have friction. So, the spirit is in the body, it c...
With the Gayatri Mantra, you invoke the presence and the spirit of the sun and the moon and hence, the Supreme Reality who manifests as the sun and the moon. Sri M's Quotes are now available in re...
Physical love is not separate from true love. When it becomes pure and very subtle and when there is no expectation at all, ordinary love can turn into divine love. Then kama or desire ...
The mind is made up of thoughts, constantly in motion. This movement or waves of thought are known as vrittis. The complete stopping of the movement of the vrittis, is considered to be yoga or Yoga...
Divine love is to fall in love with the Supreme Being. A person is ready to give up anything to touch the feet of the deity or embrace it. Spiritual love for the deity is called bhakti. This can...
Jesus said, “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth but I say unto you - bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you.” ...
There are two paths or margs to happiness, Pravritti is to follow the worldly path and Nivrtti is rooted in renunciation of the world. Both are meant to serve people’s needs. If we create a balanc...
Love is something spontaneous which wells up in the core of your heart and seeks nothing in return, nothing. It’s about giving rather than taking. When it becomes pure and perfect in a human being ...
A person who has touched That freedom, moksha or mukti, or completeness, lives an unprejudiced life of total freedom, not influenced by the stereotyped images that one encounters in day to day life...