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July 29, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The Vedantin would say that absolute faith comes out of the understanding that the intellect is limited. The Bhakta would say that absolute faith comes out of a feeling that he cannot explain to yo...

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July 28, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The Bhagvad Gita says wherever there is a manifestation of goodness, energy, power, position, status and knowledge - especially knowledge - it is a manifestation of the Supreme Being. But, it may b...

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July 27, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

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”...

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July 26, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

At the end of the 18th chapter in Bhagwad Gita, Krishna declares, “Now that you have understood everything, relax. Let go and rejoice! Do your things. Carry on. Nothing is going to happen. The roof...

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July 25, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Imagination or visualization is a divine capacity given to the human mind by which it can visualize and create reality out of its visualizations. This is because it derives its capacity to create f...

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July 24, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 2 comments

The first chapter of Bhagwad Gita is ‘Arjuna Vishada Yoga’—it begins with the sorrow of Arjuna. This is an important thing to understand. One will not turn around and try to find the truth behind t...

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July 23, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

The Buddhists use the term ‘paraa gati’ to mean ‘one who has walked across’ or ‘one who has gone beyond’. Such a person is called ‘Bodhi’—meaning one who has the 'bodh’. ‘Paraa gati paraa sangati b...

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July 22, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

The ‘Tandav Nritya’ of Shiva is meant to free you from all the conditioning, all the images, all the attractions and repulsions that keep you rooted to the understanding that you are a different in...

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July 21, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The root sorrow is about the wrong identity. One thinks one is the body. Being body-oriented, one becomes vulnerable to sorrows. One experiences the sorrows because anything that happens to the bod...