Satsang
Satsang () is an audience with a satguru for the purpose of spiritual or yogic instruction. The ''satsanga'' is a gathering of good people for the performance of devotional activities.
Meanings
The word is derived from the Sanskrit ''sat'' mean ...
, Mathura (RSM) is a spiritual organization established by
Guru
Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr ...
India
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n town of
Mathura
Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the states and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located south-east of Delhi; and about from the town of Vrindavan. In ancient ti ...
.
Paramsant Dr. Chaturbhuj Sahay Ji established RSM in the year 1930 in Etah in Uttar Pradesh, India, naming it after his Guru, Lala Ji Maharaj, Paramsant Mahatma Shri Ram Chandra Ji. At the behest of his Guru, he openly laid out the secrets of methods of spiritual evolution kept closely guarded by the Saints since time immemorial. The main methodology is transfer of
Soul
The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...
Power. Breaking away from the centuries-old norm, He openly propagated the teachings of his Guru to all, and these methods and principles are applicable to and adaptable by people of any and all religions. Love is the objective of all Spiritual Methods. In this school 'Love' is mingled in all its methods. The central focus is on the Spiritual Master, who is looked upon as a father/ mother figure by all and who by Soul -Power uplifts the aspirants and makes them experience the higher stages of spirituality without aspirants having to make effort for it on their own. Periodic dosage of this transfer of power brings about an altered state within an aspirant. The mind must achieve a centered state before higher states can be experienced. Therefore, this school has developed its own meditation system, crafted not only to elevate aspirants to the level of receiving and experiencing Soul Power (the pinnacle of spiritual evolution and the primary objective of every religion) but also to facilitate the seamless progression of higher states, ensuring that they unfold automatically and consistently, thereby keeping the aspirant on the path.
This is probably the only school of its kind, where the method of transfer of Soul Power has evolved to such an extent that power is transferred not only on one to one basis but from one to many. At the tri-monthly meets known as 'Bhandara', organized by this Satsang, thousands of aspirants receive this power at the same time. Overtly, all are seen only to practice meditation, but each one notices and experiences the altered state upon leaving the Bhandara.
This system of Sadhana/
Satsang
Satsang () is an audience with a satguru for the purpose of spiritual or yogic instruction. The ''satsanga'' is a gathering of good people for the performance of devotional activities.
Meanings
The word is derived from the Sanskrit ''sat'' mean ...
is a synthesis between action
Karma
Karma (, from , ; ) is an ancient Indian concept that refers to an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called ...
(duty),
Upasana
Upasana (Sanskrit: उपासना ') literally means "worship" and "sitting near, attend to". It refers to the worship of, or meditation on, formless things, such as Absolute Self, the Holy, the '' Atman'' (Soul) Principle, distinguishing medi ...
(devotion) and Gyan (knowledge). Aspirants are required to keep in touch with the Master and to meet with the Master at the least once in every three months and to do Dhyan (
meditate
Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and detach from reflexive, "discursive thinking", achieving a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state, while not judging the meditat ...
) every morning and evening for 15–20 minutes when not in company of the Master till they achieve the desired goal.
Ramashram Satsang Mathura publishes a Monthly Spiritual Magazine in Hindi, called "Sadhan"
Authentic and Official literature about the teachings and messages of Ramashram Satsang is published by Sadhan Press, Dampier Nagar, Mathura
History
The journey began back in around 1873, the year when Param Sant Mahatma Sri Ramchandra Ji Maharaj was born in the north Indian province of Manipuri.