The Satsang Journal
Teachings, field notes and stories of service from across The Satsang Foundation.
Sri M narrates an incident in the life of Poonthaanam, a famous devotee of Guruvayurappan, remembered for his masterpiece, Jnanappana which means 'the song of wisdom' in Malayalam Watch the entire ...
Excerpts from a Satsang with Sri M which took place on Shivaratri in the year 2010 where he explains the concept of 'Shiva and Shivaratri'. Watch the Video here.
Satsang with Sri M at the Kodagu Retreat, January 2017. Sri M expounds the shloka, 'Asathoma Sathgamaya.....', explaining how one can move from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light and fr...
Sri M speaks on the role of the Guru in the spiritual path. Watch the entire Satsang here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-_1-TJ6DA
" The basic idea is to go within oneself because if one doesn't, one cannot find out the layers of one's own mind. And according to the ancient system of dialogue, through questions and answers, th...
"Shiva is the symbol of all that we can think of in the spiritual journey to perfection. The Tandava Nritha is Shiva's dance of destruction which is a very auspicious thing, which is a renewal wher...
Sri M speaks on the relationship between the teacher and the taught, a very important and essential part of one's spiritual progress, if one needs to have spiritual progress. https://www.youtube.co...
Stories on Mulla Nasiruddin has many aspects - it has many layers. Many of the stories would appear like jokes, but has inner meanings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duvdWAIp4mA
Moderation is the key to Yama and Niyamas, says Sri M. "You can't expect to become a yogi by saying "I will do whatever I want to do but I want to become a yogi." This is not possible. Yoga has a m...
The story of Nachiketa, son of the sage Vājashravasa - whose dialogue with Yama ( the Lord of Death ) forms a significant part of the Kathopanishad - is one of the most profound explorations of Tru...
"Most prejudices are also language-oriented," Sri M puts forth an interesting perspective on the concept of "thought", which is the focus of the latter part of the Retreat at Pulicherla, 2004. Watc...
What is meant by subconscious, super-conscious and cosmic consciousness? "Subconscious and consciousness are usual terms in pyschology," Sri M begins with laying broad terms of reference to demarca...