Off to satsang

[Guest guest]

Deal All,

 

I am off to satsang, where I go most Sundays. I wish I were able to

take all of you with me. I know from your presence in this group

your love of Ramana and his teachings.

 

In satsang, we recieve this teaching, as living teaching from living

teachers!

 

This is precious. One element of satsang that I particulary find of

value is the ability to ask questions, and to recieve answers,

answers from the very highest view. I have been going to satsang

with Nome or Nome and Russ for about ten years. I have asked

questions in perhaps half of these, so about 250 questions.

 

So many questions, for just one answer: The Truth is within. The

Truth is Who We Are. Plunge in. Inquire.

 

This newsgroup is one way of sharing this teaching with the world. I

thank all of us who participate by posting, or "just" by reading.

 

We are Not two,

Richard

[Guest guest]

Dear v, and All,

 

Three answers to your request to say a few words about satsang.

 

The first: Our satsangs are held weekly. They consist of

meditation, a discourse from either Nome or Nome and Russ todather,

then questions and answers, then final meditation. All together is

is maybe 1.5 to 1.75 hours.

 

The second: For me, satsangs are funny. If I listen standing as the

mind, I can remember much wonder teaching. If I am there, absorbed

in the teaching, when my wife and I drive home after satsang we will

ask another what was talked about, and neither one of us may

remember. This satsang was like that. Nome started talking about

the Silence of Being, that is about the last I can remember. I also

asked him a question about how to take my recent insight that brought

me to more conclusive knowledge that "I am not in ANY of the known"

and use it to deepen my practice. We had a great dialog, it took me

deep. I mave no memory of it, though. Parts of the discussion often

surface in mind during the next few days. I will have to see if I

can get a copy of the audio tape to find out what was said. I want

to do this, because it is such a great help.

 

The third answer, I asked SAT if I could share some material from a

recent satsang. They have graciously given permission.

 

I will post this in two parts. The first will be the discourse. The

second will be the questions and answers.

 

We are Not two,

Richard

RamanaMaharshi, "viorica weissman" <viorica@z...> wrote:

> dear Richard,

> have a nice day & pleasant satsang .

> it would be interesting if you would say us a few words about it

> tomorrow,

> v.