"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Will sat-sangha help me?

Sri Ramana Maharshi

First you must decide what is sat-sangha. It means sat or reality. One who knows or has realized sat is also regarded as sat. Such association with sat or with one who knows sat is absolutely necessary for all. Sankara has said that in all the three worlds there is no boat like sat-sangha to carry one safely across the ocean of births and deaths.

Sat-sangha means sangha (association) with sat. Sat is only the Self. Since the Self is not now understood to be sat, the company of the sage who has thus understood it is sought. That is sat-sangha. Introversion results. Then sat is revealed.

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