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Copyright: Vivek Pratap Singh Sisodia (Dragonheart)
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| Genre: Gens |
| Média: Couleur |
| Date de prise de vue: 2006-05-13 |
| Catégories: Moment décisif |
| Appareil photographique: SONY DSC-R1 |
| Versions: version originale |
| Date de soumission: 2006-05-22 4:12 |
| Vue: 548 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe |
Satsangh is the company of a good person. 'Sat' stands for godliness, 'sangh' for company. Sat sangh means the company of Sat (Truth). Though sitting at the feet of an "enlightened person" is a great satsangh, the best satsangh is abiding in the Atman, which is Sat-chit-ananda.
Company of the sants (saints, which word came from sant) ennobles, educates (in a higher sense) and 'purifies' us. Purifies means removes from our mind greed, lust, pride, jealousy, vanity and delusion. We generally see these defects in other people. But in satsangh, we start seeing them in ourselves, because satsangh basically is for oneself, to correct oneself.
The company of the highest knowledge and Truth; the company of a Guru; 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.
From satsangh comes non-attachment, from non-attachment comes freedom from delusion, which leads to self-settledness. From self-settledness comes Jeevan Mukti.
You see, people approach God to seek for this or that, and even when visiting a friend or a Guru, then think of "what good it will do to me ?" It is indeed rare to find someone who is in search of Brahman alone. As Shankara says "pare brahmaNi ko.api na saktaH" "There is hardly anyone who wants to experience Brahman alone." Even some monks say 'I want to read this, know this better than someone. I want to memorize sandhi rules, memorize bhagavad gita. etc.' Noble motives, but still falls short of only one true motive - Look for the Self, and that alone. The rest are mere details.
In satsangh the prevailing atmosphere is one of nobility, understanding, generosity and love. All noble qualities are to the fore, suppressing the baser instincts and feeling. All satsanghiis (people who attend satsanghs) seem to like each other and ever willing to help each other. |
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