What is Satsang?

Answer 1

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= What is Satsang? =

Satsang has three meanings:

'Sat' means 'truth'. 'Sang' means 'communion'. Our communion with the truth, our attunement to the truth. That is real Satsang. 'Sang' with 'Sat'.

The second meaning is to be in the company of those who have realized the truth (Sat-Purushas).

And the third significance is the company of like-minded people in which we are sharing and discussing with ardent devotion about truth.

We have to do Satsang in all the three ways.

When we are alone with ourselves we do the first type, thinking about truth and about what we really need.

Whenever we have an opportunity we have to meet and take the guidance and blessing of those who have realized the truth.

Thirdly, if it is not possible to be in the company of saints we have to associate ourselves with like-minded people, sit together and discuss about truth and Sat-Purushas.

This is Satsang.

There is no need to create an organization. Let it be most informal: reading, singing Bhajans, meditating and sharing together. Let emotional attachment, connectedness and friendship grow with like-minded people.

Try to transform your social contacts into spiritual contacts. Share! Try to talk to others in their own way, in the way that they can understand, in the way of human experience, and not in abstract philosophical terminology.

Answer 2

Association with truth is Satsang.

Spiritual discussions, sharing experience, singing bhajans (devotional songs), etc. in the company of saints, sages and the wise devotees. These things happen in a satsang.

A seeker gets his/her doubts cleared in the satsang. One satsang is equal to 12 years of penance. So attending a satsang can accelerate one on the spiritual path quite fast.

Answer 3

Satsang is a Sanskrit term that translates to "association with truth" or "company of truth." It often refers to a gathering where individuals come together to engage in spiritual discourse, meditation, chanting, or other practices aimed at deepening one's connection to truth, God, or inner self. Satsang can be led by a spiritual teacher or attended in a group setting for collective growth and support on the spiritual path.