The word Satsang comes from Sanskrit:
'Sat' means truth and 'Sanga' means community.
Satsang means: “Being together in Truth”.
For many years people all over the world have gathered to give expression to their deepest longing: to find peace within themselves and to live a sincere and joyful life, leaving behind religions, philosophies, and concepts.
Satsang is a direct path without specific techniques or methods.
The only thing that matters is that you have the longing and the willingness to see who you truly are.
The essence of satsang is the revelation of that which is always present in continuous silence.
It is the recognition of this as your own true nature: consciousness, being, and peace.
It is the realization: I am This!
To find Truth you do not need to make an effort, nor do you need to believe anything.
Rather, it is the effortless end of searching and unnecessary suffering.
It is Freedom here and now.
Ramana Maharshi on Satsang:
“Satsang means being in the company of sat, the Truth. An even better description of Satsanga (satsang) is being in the company of the unmanifested Truth (Satya). But because only a few are capable of this, people do the next best thing: being in the company of the manifested Truth — which is the Guru...” (…) “Truth is extremely tender and subtle, and of an unmoving purity… Through focused association with the teacher, the mind of the disciple becomes purified. The disciple thereby gains strength, which makes it possible for him to direct his attention inward. Through meditation the mind becomes further purified, making it possible to remain still without the slightest ripple… (…) The path of knowledge removes the illusion of ‘I’. The path of devotion removes the illusion of ‘mine’… In the end you discover that your glory lies where you cease to exist. To realize that state you must surrender. Then the teacher recognizes that you are in a suitable state to receive guidance, which you then receive… The thinking mind will become subtle and motionless, and the bliss of the Self, of Brahman, will manifest.”
Alexander Smit on Satsang:
“In India this kind of gathering is called satsang, which means ‘the meeting with the saints.’ But the correct translation is: ‘the meeting with clarity, the pure,’ the meeting with the frictionless. First of all it means that nothing is required, because a meeting implies a non-requirement. As soon as a ‘must’ or a ‘want’ arises, there is no longer any meeting. A real meeting, even between two people, only becomes possible when nothing is required. ‘Must’ is always a friction. Meeting and the frictionless are therefore one and the same. At the bottom of your heart you are the frictionless, ever-meeting Self.”
