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May 21, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

There was a time when the Vedantin thought one could attain Kaivalya merely by reflection and saying, ‘I am Brahman’. Yogic practice is the process by which we will experience it as a result of a c...

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May 20, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali say, ‘Yogas chitta vritti nirodha.’  The process of Yoga is to stop the continuous movement caused by the distractions of the mind-stuff.  Practically, it’s Yoga; theor...

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May 19, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Beyond the mind is Purusha – pure consciousness, which is the witness to all the activities of Prakriti. When the mind frees itself from the opposites of Prakriti and becomes quiet and non-dual, th...

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May 18, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Turiya is a state where the witness remains without getting involved in the waking state, dream state and deep sleep.  If it is possible in deep sleep to somehow wake up and be aware, that would be...

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May 15, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Sleep is so rejuvenating because one is fully unaware then that they exist. The moment one knows, there is no rest. That’s when all the issues crop up. ‘I’ am the first problem. The problem starts ...

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May 14, 2019 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Yajnavalkya says to King Janaka, ‘When you were dreaming, there was a witness to the dream. When you were awake, there was a witness to the state of waking. So, the witness is the reality and not w...