Living in God's Presence Amidst Suffering

Uh, it's difficult. It's difficult, but we just, as much as possible, we have to do as much as possible to remember that He's with us, that there is a greater reality than the phenomenal world that we experience. And most importantly, not give in to the narrative of the thoughts, the story of the thoughts. So when we keep that out and we allow it to come and go—the way to keep it out is not to try and stop it and repress it, but to just allow it to come and go—then we naturally find ourselves gravitating to His presence in our heart.

So what is the Satsang? Why we were saying that? I noticed that the end of Satsang feels different than the beginning of Satsang. The end of Satsang feels like everybody is, you know, in a deeper place, in a higher vibration. And then it feels like when we meet the next time, it feels like we have to bring it back to that level. But it doesn't have to be like that. It can be an exponential deepening, exponential growth in our living in God's presence, our love for God, in recognition of our truth, if throughout our day the attempt is to try and be the same way, no? So just to make it simpler: when the body is in pain, under attack, we just have to remember not to give in to the frustrated narrative of the mind and to try and remain as much as possible empty and in God's presence. That's all we can do.

And then the Satsang vibe is not a benchmark that you use, that your mind can use to oppress you. That is not the intention. But I'm just saying that it's simpler. Just stay like you're here, because there's nothing special about here except that you allow yourself to feel God's presence. Allow yourself to feel God's presence even when you're not in the Satsang, as much as you remember to.