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May 08, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

What is Upanishad? ‘Upa’- means to be near, ‘shad’ - means to sit. Not only are you physically sitting down, but your mind has also settled down. Another meaning is ‘to shake up’ all the theories w...

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May 07, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Ved - means to study, Anta means the end. So, Ved-anta means understanding when the need to study ends. To reach a state, the Truth, which when understood there is no need to read or study to under...

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May 05, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

When we meditate, we see that the mind wanders - either because we are attracted to something or repulsed by something. If this unrest is settled by the understanding that this is the cause of one ...

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May 03, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Emptying oneself is neither a conscious nor an unconscious process. We need to understand it as a concept. There is no technique to do this. The concept should be there in one’s mind constantly so ...

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May 02, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

When I say I have to empty myself, it implies I am already full. All this has to be examined, and unless and until a vessel is empty, it cannot be filled. Here, the vessel is the mind or brain, so ...

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May 01, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

How can one learn when one is full? Empty all the things we instantly like or dislike since our subconsciousness is conditioned to certain things. Essentially, to empty all this is the process of s...

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April 30, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

To ‘empty oneself’ sounds simple. However, it's the most difficult thing because we are so full of our thoughts, our prejudices and what others have taught us. There is no space; we are filled to t...