Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 The Power of Satsang The mystics of all religions say that God is the omnipresent Spirit which indwells our being also as our real Self. Sadhana or spiritual effort is the means of realising it which enables us to realize that we are the Immortal Spirit. Beginning as one of our daily activities, as part of life, sadhana has to grow up to be our life itself. Rather, our wakeful life will have to become part of our sadhana. It has to pervade our deep sleep too, as it did in the case of Sai Baba. Our daily life militates against this endeavour by evoking in us emotional responses like hate, jealousy, greed, fear etc. There are only two ways of conquering this counter-force. One is by running away from normal, worldly life into seclusion. Many seem to prefer this but very few of them succeed in the attainment of their goal. For their inner psychic content still carries with it the worldly impressions of their early life. Craving for fame, comfort, power etc., still lure them away from their original object. Such of them, after making a little headway along the path, are powerfully drawn into the world and they got bogged down by these inner compulsions. The other way is to raise a smaller world of our own, consisting of a few who are all dedicated to such endeavour as we. We gather a few like-minded people in the evening, at least once a week, study the life of Sai Baba and other Masters together, sing bhajans and meditate. As a group, we try to live up to what-ever principles of divine life and outlook we derive from our groop-study. Such weekly gathering is called satsang. Gradually, the group attracts many more souls and a powerfull center of spiritual activity takes shape. The venue of satsang gets charged with spiritual vibrations which help everyone in his sadhana. Besides, even others in the locality unconnected with satsang would start getting miraculous experiences and would be drawn into the group. Such groups, both by practice, precept and service, will be disseminators of the noble way among mankind to enable it grow in love and brotherhood, transcending barriers of race, creed and nationality. Source: http://www.saibharadwaja.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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