I Need Info Abt Yoga

CL1V3

Hello ppl. My name is Clive. i am new to this forum and I am getting into yoga... i was checkin out this site Ashiyana Yoga Retreat Centre and i came across SATSANG...I would like to know more about this subject...can some1 pls give me more info abt this topic for me.

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Thanks

Clive

SMARTGUY

Satsang is a Sanskrit word meaning sat = true, sang(a) = company) describes in indian philosophy 1) the company of the "highest truth"; 2) the company of a guru; 3) the company with an assembly of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the truth. This practice also takes the form of listening to or reading scriptures, reflecting on, discussing and assimilating their meaning, meditating on the source of these words, and bringing their meaning into one’s daily life. Especially in the tradition of advaita-vedanta, satsang with an "enlightened" master is considered to be a prerequisite. Contemporary satsang-teachers in the west sometimes mix traditional eastern knowledge with methods of modern psychology.

The Satsang aims to be such truly "Open Space" where all traditions and authentic ways of spiritual practice are respected.Where those sincerely seeking - also outside the traditional religions - can find guidance and discipline. Where all can gather courage and wisdom to act justly in the turbulance and potential of our society.

The meaning of satsang as per OSHO is to be in the presence of a Master, in a loving communion. It is a very special word-it cannot be translated into any western language, because nothing like this has ever happened there; it is uniquely eastern. in fact, the relationship between a disciple and a Master is an eastern phenemenon, a contribution of the East to the world of consciousness.In the West, at the most, the teacher and the student exist. The teacher teaches, the student leams. The Master is not a teacher; the Master simply imparts, shares, and the disciple imbibes, drinks. It is on a totally different plane. The student and the teacher communicate; the communication is verbal. It is a dialogue, it is transmitting some information. The teacher knows and the student does not know; he collects information, he becomes more knowledgeable. It is a transfer of knowledge.

The purpose of a satsang is not primarily to be found in the transmission of a mental teaching, but in the experience of the presence of an "awakened" or "enlightened" being, in which students are meant to come to the same level of inner freedom through the effect of an energetic resonance-phenomenon.