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August 18, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Yogo bhoga yatey’, means ’yoga’ through ‘bhoga’ (enjoyment). This is not a license for ‘bhoga’. What’s said is while you enjoy, realize that the enjoyment is not coming from what you enjoy but that...

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August 17, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

Swami Vivekananda explained it beautifully; he said: “We are hypnotized by the false happiness that the world seems to give us. We have to de-hypnotise ourselves and come back to our senses.”

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August 16, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

When I enjoy something sweet, for eg: fresh jalebis, the enjoyment swells up when my tongue, the sense organ, touches the jalebi. The enjoyment isn’t contained in the jalebi or the tongue; it’s wit...

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August 15, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

There is nothing to fear and to live with this understanding is called holistic living. Holistic living is to live with the understanding the blissful Supreme Being pervades the entire universe and...

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August 14, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The Absolute Energy, when in manifestation, when moving, is called Shakti. When it is not moving, and is in Absolute Rest, it is called Shiv. Here, we are not talking about the personality Shankara...

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August 13, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

Usually, your wife is your greatest critic at home because she sees you in all circumstances. The criticism should always be taken as constructive because it helps to keep one humble. It helps to k...

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August 12, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

If the world were a complete obstruction to the attainment of spiritual fulfillment, the Supreme Being would not have created the world at all. The very fact that the world exists around us and als...

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August 11, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

Whatever you are doing, he says, “Dedicate that to me. Think that I am the agent and I am the enjoyer”. Gradually, you will get purified enough and be lifted out of that activity. Although, this is...

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August 10, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 6 comments

If you can put your mind into an idea that you want to achieve, visualizing it completely as if it is actually there, doing that constantly using the technique by which it can be done, then believe...

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August 09, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

You should be able to control your senses. You should learn to cultivate tranquility and balance of mind in the midst of circumstances, whether good or bad; and above all, have the welfare of all l...

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August 08, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

The world is such a funny place. You try to go behind something and it always runs away from you; you leave it and it tries to follow you! Vishwamitra goes off to the forest for ‘Tapasya’ and Menak...

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August 07, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The message Shirdi Sai Baba wanted to convey was the total unity of all religions. So, he did a very strange thing. While living in a broken mosque, he had this everyday ritual of lighting a lamp o...