Part 2: Why is the Bhagavad Gita looked upon as one of the salient scriptures to help regain this connection from within?

A divine figure delivers a spiritual discourse to an attentive audience in an ancient setting

In the previous article we saw how Arjuna voiced to Krishna, his Friend, all his doubts, queries and sense of confusion over his swadharma (individual duty). But all through as Lord Krishna spoke, Arjuna never once tried to justify his stand or establish his own views or prove himself correct to Him. Arjuna remained attentive and compliant to his beloved Krishna while he sought guidance for his utter state of despair.

This natural character of Arjuna gained himself the free flow of unalloyed wisdom from the Highest Source of Knowledge. This trait of being a good listener provided him a crystal clear clarity to overcome his own confusion and the will power to confront his own vishada (grief) that hampered him from executing his rightful duty as a warrior.

A True Seeker

Arjuna is an ideal example of a true Seeker. He knew how to ask the right questions at the right moment to elicit answers from his beloved Friend. We too must learn the art of engaging our mind with all forms of knowledge, thereby depriving the mind of time spent on preconceived and ill-conceived notions. No amount of mere information will enlighten the heart if we do not cultivate the attitude of non-prejudiced mental contact.

Listening without any sense of bias-ness and deep contemplation of what has been heard alone can prompt a seeker to take the first step towards the Light of Truth within.

Who is a true seeker? The art of seeking is an inherent part of every human being but when the journey is directed towards one’s heart it has the potential to reveal the ultimate secret of one’s real purpose in life. In spirituality, a seeker is someone who embarks on an honest and sincere effort, on a daily basis, to know his or her own purpose in life. True seekers are not merely travellers with ambitious minds set on a voyage in search of Gurus or God alone.

They are unassuming individuals who are exploring their own perception, knowledge, beliefs and experiences to liberate their limited understanding in the hope of uniting their ideal connection with the Absolute Truth and establish union with Divinity.

Once you make a self-initiated effort towards self-discovery, your energy will start to pulsate and manoeuvre you in a completely different but subtle and positive manner. The power of growing awareness in you will penetrate all forms of internal mental shackles and cut through the duality of this comparative world. You are no longer a puppet to outdated notions of truth, grown uncouth over the passage of time. You realize the grievous error of blind worship and the short-sightedness of merely following something or someone out of fear or favour. You function in a completely different mental realm.

A seeker is someone who dares to get off his knees and face the great mystery of this existence with courage in the heart and love in the Soul.

The moment you have silently acknowledged yourself as a seeker, your mind will hunt for Divine contact to clear your doubts and queries. This process is called Satsanga. 

Sanga literally means ‘company, association or union’ and is commonly understood as participating in a spiritual talk by a Guru (Teacher) or attending a weekly bhajan (singing) session with devotees of like-mindedness. But there is a more esoteric meaning.

The word satsanga is the combination of the two words “Sat” and “Sanga”.  Sat means ‘Truth, Existence, Absolute, the All-Pervading Brahman’ and ‘sanga’ means ‘to unite, to associate or be in the company of the wise’.

Satsanga is one of the highest forms of Spiritual practice that helps the seeker to open his/her astral connection with Higher Realms of Reality.

Can whatever is heard in a satsang or spiritual sermon have such great impact on the soul? Yes, provided the seeker transcends his/her own pre-conceived mental notions.

Do not underestimate the power of Satsanga. This spiritual congregation holds hidden revelations for its participants.