Satsang is coming together for the purpose of spiritual upliftment and transformation. Ultimately Satsang is to become established in the true Self, or God-consciousness.
These last few days we have been in Ashland to be with the Group here. When kindred spirits come together the feeling of love and joy is palpable in the air. It is a time of quickening as those here feel a purifying power that changes lives and helps all progress in spiritualizing the mind.
When I started this path I was very much alone in it, friends at the time were not interested in this unusual quest I found myself on. And in meeting Mother necessity of work in distant places and of going to college elsewhere kept me from knowing many of those who gathered around Mother. Add to that, that I was so lifted up when around Mother that communicating with others was well-nigh impossible.
Gradually that has all changed, but the meaning and the purpose of satsang has not. Only now I am able to operate in the body and be in a state of satsang; merged with the Self, even while with others. How wonderful to surcharge the atmosphere with chanting God’s holy Nam, feeling the power of Truth flow through this form throughout a talk, and then to feel His current of love, laughter and joy as we gather around potluck food and sit in the sunshine.
Perhaps it was best in the beginning that it was a lonely path, for that made me find an inner connection with God and Guru that was independent of those I was around. But today, my heart bursts with joy in being with sincere aspirants in a spirit of upliftment and transformation. Whether we find ourselves alone or with other devotees we may always find that connection with God, but what a real treasure it is when sincere souls gather together in satsang.