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September 04, 2021 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The highest function of intelligence, according to Upanishad, is to realize its limitations.  It knows, ‘I’m very useful in this and that, but I’m not very useful here.’  So, the ‘I’ has to just pi...

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September 01, 2021 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The important aim of the Gita is to lead one to the main character in this whole drama of life, this whole kurukshetra of life - Krishna, the Supreme Being.  Krishna not as a human being, not as th...

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August 30, 2021 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

If you have complete control of your indriyas (sense organs) if you can remain tranquil in the midst of all circumstances, and if you have compassion for all living beings, you are already a great ...

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August 27, 2021 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Laziness comes from tamo guna, it’s not sattva guna. Although it might be mistaken for it because even in sattva guna one is quiet and that quietness is different from tamo guna. It is inertia.

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August 26, 2021 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Upanishad says: Anything that takes you to the truth is the only knowledge that is worth it. Any other knowledge which does not directly lead you to the truth is lower knowledge - aparavidya.

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August 24, 2021 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

Sometimes the goal may not be far away. Not sometimes, always! It is right here. In the beginning, it would appear as if it's there; oh I haven't reached it yet. Keep trying! Then one day you reali...

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August 23, 2021 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

You need to work hard to bring your mind to one-pointedness, keep it away from distraction, and not get satisfied by the little things. Dissatisfaction is very important to move on in the spiritual...