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September 24, 2023 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Why do we feel that the whole world is revolving around us? Because when we go down to our essence, to the purest form of our being, there is a spark of the Divine and it is around  that the whole ...

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September 23, 2023 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

True surrender is realizing that no amount of mental acrobatics is going to bring about that stillness and peace that I am looking for. Then I drop it all and sit quietly. This is surrender, from m...

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September 22, 2023 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

We have to be very careful when we say ‘bliss’. Normally, what we call bliss is based on our sensory experiences. However, if we multiply the happiness we derive from sensory experiences two hundre...

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September 21, 2023 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

'Emptiness' is that stillness which comes when the mind is not distracted, when there is no distraction of running up and down and going here and there. That 'stillness' comes when this 'emptiness'...

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September 20, 2023 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Empty yourself of your prejudices, of all the ideas that have been put into your brain, things that you instantly dislike and like. Because our sub-consciousness is conditioned to these things. To ...

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September 19, 2023 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Ajam nirvikalpam nirakaaramekam Niraanandam anandam advaita purnam Param nirgunam nirvishesham nireeham Para brahma roopam Ganesham bhajema. We know Ganesha with a form.  Ganesha here is being...

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September 16, 2023 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

We should think of ourselves as human beings. There should not be any groups because the moment it comes to that, we are differentiating ourselves from the whole. The first differentiation starts b...

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September 15, 2023 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

In our relationship with the spiritual teacher, please be frank, truthful and clear. Don't try to bluff, because it does not work. The teacher may not tell you but understands, so be very frank.