Sathsang literally means “to commune with truth.” “Sath” means “truth” and “sang” means “to commune with it” or “to befriend truth.” How does one befriend truth? Where to look for it? Whatever is the ultimate truth is not something that we seek outside of us. It is always within us, so nobody’s assistance is needed to seek it. But if you look at it as people are, it needs assistance because of the nature of our minds and the backlog that we have put up in the form of life.
A Sathsang is an opportunity just to be. This is not an opportunity to learn or to understand or to remember, this is an opportunity just to be with somebody. This is not something that you can get through somebody’s words. If there is some kind of a fire going on in somebody else, if you are willing, you can catch it too.
Usually the question asked is “How should I get it and what should I do to get it?” There is nothing to do to get it. It is just that if you are like wet, freshly cut wood, it is very difficult to ignite you. If you become like dry wood or paper, it is much easier to set fire to you. If you become like petrol, you can catch fire if you are just there.
So, what kind of material you are right now and how quickly you catch fire, that is the whole thing. All the yoga that is done is just to dry you up a little bit so that you become the right kind of material to catch fire. Then, you don’t even need somebody else. You simply catch fire by your own nature. So, a Sathsang is an opportunity to catch fire or at least become suitable to catch fire.
(Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic and visionary, and a prominent spiritual leader. An author, poet, and internationally-renowned speaker, Sadhguru’s wit and piercing logic provoke and widen our perception of life. isha.sadhguru.org)
