Those familiar with the word satsang typically think of it as a gathering for meditation and spiritual teachings. This is how it is structured, but it is so much more than this. Sitting in silence with an Awakened teacher and others devoted to Truth is one way to recognize the Truth of who we are. The Sanskrit root of the word satsanga: Sat means “Truth” and sanga means “with a group of True People.” My teacher Poonjaji (Papaji ) described it this way: “Satsang means to live

How do we know what the source of our inner guidance is? How can we tell the difference between Ego’s advice, the guidance of a Spirit Guide, and the subtle knowing of our authentic True Self? This was the subject of our most recent Tokyo satsang, and as someone who has experienced and can distinguish all three, my first response to this question is: consider carefully, it isn’t altogether obvious at first. The answer lies in the way the “inner message” comes to us. Ego voice

Contrary to popular belief, a Spiritual Awakening does not need to take multiple lifetimes. It can happen in the same amount of time it takes to snap your fingers. Do you need to be a regular meditator? No. Must you be a student of the Holy Scriptures? No. Need you spend time in prayer? No. What is it that differentiates those who Awaken from those who have not Awakened yet? According to a teaching that is common to many sages and saints, it requires “ripeness,” like a piece

I live in Japan and have been in relationship with the Japanese culture for more than 30 years. Even though I myself am not Japanese, I am familiar with the way of being of Japanese people. The following comments are based on a generalization I have made from my personal experience with Japanese culture and how my life has been and is currently led by The Awakened True Self. The qualities I find noteworthy in Japanese culture that True Self has fine tuned in me since my Spiri

English follows: 覚醒を個人的なものとして捉えないでください！　エゴマインドが今までの人生や自らの身体こそが自分だと信じていたとしても、それは何も関係がないことです。スピリチュアルな覚醒とは架空のストーリーである“私”が、真の“あなた”ではないと気づくことです。あなたのマインドが持つ“私”についての信念、そして覚醒についての考えは、これまでもそしてこれからも真実ではありません。 “あなた”は存在するのでしょうか？　確かにあなたは存在します、そしてその自分が存在するという感覚は、物理的な体の中で感じられるでしょう。しかし、体が経験することはあなたの真実の全てではありません。それはただ単に本当の“あなた”のほんの一部であり、全ての存在を創造しているダイナミックで広大な本当の“あなた”ではありません。 「無知の眠り」は幼少期からはじまり、そして続いていく。 人は幼い頃から「あなたはこれこれこういう人なのよ」と言われて育ちます。マインドはその言葉を真実だと捉え、間違った思い込みによって作られた信念から重要な選択や決断をしていきます。“目覚

Having an Awakening experience without a clear mental understanding of how your ego will work to overshadow it, makes it much more difficult to deepen your initial Awakening into full Awakened awareness. The “undoing of ego’s influence” is an ongoing process that continues to unfold as you live your life. It may take the rest of one’s lifetime to root out all the remaining little bits of illusion hidden from awareness in the unconscious mind. This is why it is ludicrous for a