Importance of satsangam- Bhaja Govindam

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The following stanzas from 'Bhaja Govindam'-Dwadasha

Panjarika Stotra (The twelve pearls of wisdom)

By Shree Sankara explains the 'satsang' and also the

nature of a member of the 'good' company.

 

" Satsangathwe nissamgathwam,

Nissamgathwe nirmohathwam,

Nirmohathwe nischala thatwam,

Nischala tathwe jeevan mukthi. " (Bhaja Govindam)

 

With good pals in this world,

You loose desire for things,

With loss of this terrible desire,

You loose passion for life,

With loss for this passion,

You realise the truth, (Pray Govinda)(atnza- 11)

 

" Sathrou mithre puthre bandhou,

Maa kuru yathnam vigraha sandhou,

Bhava sama chitta sarvathra twam,

Vaanchasya chiraadhyadhi Vishnu twam. " (Bhaja

Govindam)

 

You would be one with Him

If but you can see them as one,

Your enemy whom you hate,

Your friends whom you love,

Your sons whom you adore,

And all other friends who are so close.

And if this entire world.

Is to you all and the same. (Pray Govinda)(sanza-6)

 

The 'key'is- 'samatwam'- A person who is 'balanced'.

 

Regards

 

Balagopal

 

NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA

 

--- Savitri Puram <savitriopuram wrote:

 

> Dear All,

>

> The importance of Satsangam is stressed in all our

> scriptures. This

> below verse from Sathyopanishad is one of them. Who

> is a sajjanam?

>

> Sajjanam refers to those in whom Sath, the Aatma,

> dwells. As the

> Aathma dwells in all beings,

> Sajjnana refers to one and all. When you serve Sath,

> which is the

> Reality in every being, you get

> the Awareness of Chith (Consciousness). With this

> Awareness, the heart

> is filled with Aananda.

> But the awareness of the dwelling of atma in oneself

> and others is

> understood only by a few. These people are

> practically the so called

> " sajjanas' because others are indifferent to this

> idea or

> misunderstands the idea.

>

>

>

> Satsang is the company of the highest knowledge and

> Truth; It can be

> contact with a person or an assembly of persons who

> listen to, talk

> about, and assimilate the Truth. This highest

> company also takes the

> form of hearing or reading the words of highest

> awareness, reflecting

> on, discussing and assimilating their meaning,

> meditating on the

> source of these words, and bringing this awareness

> into one's daily

> life and spreading the word through any media..

>

>

>

>

> Tyaja Durjana Samsargam

> Bhaja Sadhu Samagamam

> Smara Nityamanityatam

> Kuru Punyamahorathram

>

>

> (Source: Satyopanishad)

> Meaning:

> Discard the company of bad people,

> Get in touch with noble company,

> Bear in mind what is impermanent or transitory,

> Do meritorious deeds day and night.

>

> It was said by Einstein, " Tell me your company. I

> shall tell you what

> you are. " You imbibe the qualities of the company

> you keep. We should

> not get into bad company. Then we get bad thoughts.

> Run away from bad

> company. By living in the company of noble people,

> we raise our

> thought level, and get inspired to do good deeds

> naturally.

>

> We should also distinguish that which is divine from

> the one that is

> temporal. We are gifted with intellect for

> discrimination and judgment

> to distinguish between what is transient, perishable

> and dual and what

> is eternal, immortal and non dual.

>

>

> Let all of us experience the sat-chit anandam

>

>

> Regards and prayers

>

> Savitri

>

 

 

 

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