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The Satsang Foundation has great pleasure in inviting you to watch the 4th session of “Under the Peepal Tree“, a series of Online Satsangs that is currently accessible on The Satsang Foundation’s o...
Sri M - 'Launch of his new book - On Meditation' after which he is interviewed by Ms.Rupa Pai in Bangalore on the 26th of July 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW4QcFo6HEY
Sri M - "A Guru is someone who helps to destroy the darkness of ignorance and that is his main function. Two main aspects to this are - 'What is this darkness and what does it mean to destroy it?'....
Sri M narrates his own life experiences and his interactions with Maheshwarnath Babaji and talks about what it is to be a disciple, a good disciple, in the morning satsang on Guru Purnima, 16th Jul...
Sri M recites the mantras on the Guru, the Guru Stuthi - Akanda Mandala Kaaram...; Ajnana Timirandhasya.... and Gurur Brahma... and the group of participants chant after him, in one of the satsangs...
"The imperishable is metaphorically compared with the spider which spins its web and puts it out and then when he wants he withdraws it back. So there is no web. Only the spider. But temporarily yo...
"The most important thing to note in Dharana is, if you like the object or the sound or the idea that you are meditating upon, then it is very easy to get your attention to it naturally..." - Sri M...
Sri M speaks at the World Health Organisation about how Yoga is not just about body postures but much more, dealing with the calming of the mind and also answers a few questions. https://www.youtub...
Sri M commences the talk - 'Yoga : Beyond Body Postures' with a brief explanation of the 2 shlokas - 'Sahana Vavathu' and 'Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha' and proceeds to speak elaborately on Ashtanga Yo...
Sri M briefly explains the essence of the Mandukya and Katha Upanishads and relates it to one's daily sadhana in the spiritual path - Is there some way by which this ordinary mind which is caught u...
'Satsang' - 'Sat' is the truth or reality; What is this reality? The reality is that which is permanent as opposed to that which is impermanent and everything that we see in this world is impermane...
Sri M initiates and instructs on how to chant the Guru mantra - 'Om Hreem Sri Gurubhyo Namaha' and also teaches the Hum-Sau technique of meditation in the last satsang of the satsangs on The Upanis...