SATSANG ON ZOOM: What Is Love: The Path of Bhakti Yogi

Satsang: What Is Love:  The Path of Bhakti Yogi

Being on a spiritual journey can be fraught with many challenges and obstacles. Questions, concerns, and doubts may arise at any time. We sometimes feel stuck or just spinning our wheels, in need of some external insight or inspiration. Or perhaps we just wish to share our spiritual story with others. Satsang provides the opportunity and support for all of this.

The word Satsang is made up of Sat, meaning truth, and Sang, which means together. A Satsang, therefore, is a gathering together to seek truth. In ancient times, yogic wisdom was an oral tradition. Students would gather around their teacher to hear discourses and receive spiritual guidance. Some of the earliest examples were the Upanishads. The word Upanishad means “to sit near”.

In Buddhism it is said that there are three Gems: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Of the three the most…