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August 08, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 3 comments

One of the deep-rooted illusions, which we all have, is the belief that we are going to exist forever. The Keno Upanishad says the probable reason why we think so is—deep in our subconscious, we kn...

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August 07, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

According to Vedanta, the entire Cosmos is a completely seamless, continuous unity—the one that contains within itself, in not manifest but potential form, millions of actualisations of the univers...

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August 05, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 3 comments

The Vedantin searching for the truth comes across a certain set of conclusions and says: “Now this cannot be, it is not this. I am looking for the ultimate truth and this cannot be that.” It is rel...

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August 04, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 6 comments

The whole theory of Maya does not mean that the world is an illusion. The world is a reality, but the theory of Maya says the world is only relatively real and, therefore, not absolutely real. It i...

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August 03, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

When it comes to enquiry, or going within and finding oneself, one has to discard a number of misunderstandings and illusions not only inside but also those of the outside world—the world which we ...

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August 02, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 4 comments

Divine Love is to be understood through ordinary love. If you have a rough idea about ordinary Love, then expand it by a thousand times, you have divine Love—something selfless, utterly selfless an...

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August 01, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 4 comments

The best prayer is, 'God, you know what’s in my heart; I don’t need to tell you. You are omniscient; you know everything, so do what’s best for me. This is my earnest and sincere prayer to you'.

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July 31, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 4 comments

As you read the Upanishads, you will find in many places, that the seeker of the truth is addressed ‘Satya Kama’. It could be a name, but then Sanskrit is an ancient language and every name has a m...

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July 29, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 5 comments

Moksha means to be totally free. To be completely happy, without depending on anything in the outside world. It is ‘moksha’—not being ensnared by any desire. Therefore, the natural corollary to it ...

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July 28, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 1 comment

Whether we are on the path of spiritual progress or not, very often we don’t get what we want. This makes us depressed. One must draw the distinction between what we want and what we need.