Satsang Is the Company of the Truth - 26th July 2018
Saar (Essence)
Ananta explains that satsang is the shift from keeping company with the false idea of separation to abiding in the truth, leading to a lightness of being as the mind's voice fades.
The false is the idea of separation, distinction, and individuality that we have believed to be true.
The master's voice points you beyond separation, making the tormenting voice of the mind lighter and easier.
As you settle into the truth, you move from the struggle of duality to a certain lightness of being.
contemplative
Transcript
This transcript is auto-generated and may contain errors.
Let's go a little into the meaning of Satsang. It is the company of the Truth. Company of the Truth. So why is it a special or rare commodity, this Truth? What Truth is this? And why are we looking for the company of the Truth? Have we been in the company of the false, to now look for the company of the Truth? And if this is so, then what is it whose company has been the company of the false? What is it here that is false? And here I mean in this waking appearance, in this realm of appearances, whose company have you been keeping that we are now looking to escape and to come to the company of the Truth?
So the false is the idea of separation. False is the idea of distinction. False is the idea of individuality. We have believed it to be true. The One itself has believed itself to be separated. Initially, what happens is that when you start coming to Satsang, it can seem like it is a bit of a three-way conversation. The Master's voice is speaking, you're listening to that, but there's another voice also speaking. That old companion of ours is also speaking. So you're listening to that. So it can feel like a beautiful tennis match. You're stuck in the middle and it's like I'm going to end up with a crick in the neck.
But as you settle into the channel, you realize that the Master's voice is pointing you to something that is beyond this false nature of separation. And the disturbance, or the voice of the mind, the tormentor, its voice starts to become lighter and lighter, easier and easier. And soon—and I don't want to say 'how soon'—but soon you come to a certain lightness of being.