Joy of Satsang

' Bin satsang vivek na hoye Ram kripa bin sulabh na soye'— Without satsang, vivek or the power to discriminate does not come. It is difficult to obtain vivek without the grace of Rama and without participating in satsang. It is tough to live in this jungle we call life. Tulsidas, Ram Charit Manas Satsang is to be in the presence of a Master, in a loving communion. It is a very special word — it cannot be translated into any western language, because nothing like this has ever happened there; it is uniquely eastern. In fact, the relationship between a disciple and a Master is an eastern phenomenon, a contribution of the East to the world of consciousness... Between a Master and a disciple the question is not of knowledge but of being. Not that the Master knows more than the disciple — sometimes the disciple may know more. The Master is more than the disciple, not that he knows more. He has more being, he has more soul. It is not a question of his memory; it is a question of his existence; he has a totally different kind of existence — integrated, centred, rooted. Osho