Satsang

Satsang and The Art of Living

Satsang is the most obvious exemplification of The Art of Living’s commitment to make life a celebration. Many of the activities of The Art of Living are more overtly ‘serious’ – humanitarian projects for the less fortunate, stress-management programs for all segments of society, Yoga and Meditation programs. In fact all these activities also serve the same goal of making life a celebration – one cannot live life to the full with a stressed mind, regardless of whether that stress is caused by a natural disaster visited upon one’s family or whether it is the stress of a demanding career. Satsang completes the celebration once our stress is removed – we sing and dance and reflect on the deeper questions that give meaning to life.

Satsang and Wisdom

On a more subtle level, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explains that in most everyday activities our minds are separate from each other, we each have separate opinions and thoughts. But when we sing and dance together, we are one. It is a common experience that parties relax you after a hard week’s work, satsang takes this to the next level by being more healthy, and therefore more relaxing.