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{{Short description|Sanskrit word for association with good people}}{{other uses}}A satsanga (),WEB, www.wisdomlib.org, 2017-10-01, Satsanga, Satsaá¹…ga, Satsamga: 8 definitions,www.wisdomlib.org/definition/satsanga, 2022-11-25, www.wisdomlib.org, en, also rendered satsang, is a gathering of good peopleBOOK, T. N. Padmavati, A. S. Venugopal, Sri Hari, T. N. Prabhakar, T. N. Saraswati, T. R. Krishnamurthy, Vidwan M. N. Lakshminarasimha Bhatta,books.google.com/books?id=vHOODwAAQBAJ&dq=satsanga+good+company&pg=PT242, Epic Characters of Puranas, 2019-03-23, Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana, 978-93-89028-75-1, 242, en, for the performance of devotional activities.BOOK, Kapoor, Subodh,books.google.com/books?id=BSbgGLdGSRIC&dq=satsanga+satguru&pg=PA7815, Indian Encyclopaedia, 2002, Cosmo Publications, 978-81-7755-257-7, 7815, en, It also refers to an audience with a Satguru for yogic instruction. Satsangas are group events, organised by various spiritual organisations.

Etymology

The word satsanga is derived from Sanskrit, where ‘sat’ means “purity or truth” and ‘sanga’ meaning “in group or association”. The main purpose of conducting satsanga by any organisation is for marking an important event in its history.NEWS, श्रीश्री रवि शंकर का 66वां जन्मदिन: गुरु पूजा से शुरुआत, सत्संग का संगत ने लिया आनंद, 1500 से ज्यादा लोग पहुंचे,www.bhaskar.com/local/punjab/patiala/news/beginning-with-guru-puja-the-company-of-satsang-enjoyed-more-than-1500-people-reached-129811775.html, 29 May 2022, Dainik Bhaskar, 16 May 2022, hi, NEWS, सत्संग की आवश्यकता युवा पीढ़ी को है- पंडित राधे राधे महाराज,zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/bhilwara/young-generation-needs-satsang-said-pandit-radhe-radhe-maharaj/1200685, 29 May 2022, Zee News, 29 May 2022, hi, NEWS, सहरसा: भटपुरा में अखिल भारतीय संतमत सत्संग का विशेषाधिवेशन 7, 8 एवं 9 मई को,www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bhagalpur/story-saharsa-special-session-of-all-india-santmat-satsang-in-bhatpura-on-may-7-8-and-9-5931212.html, 29 May 2022, Hindustan, 1 March 2022, hindi, Participating in any satsanga is considered pious in Yogic sciences due to its benefits in spiritual upliftment of an aspirant.NEWS, Satsang: what it really means,hinduperspective.com/2015/03/15/satsang-what-it-really-means/, 29 May 2022, The Hindu perspective, 15 March 2015, en, Satsangs are generally conducted by any non-religious or spiritual organisations in large groups.NEWS, सत्संग में गुरु की महत्ता पर डाला प्रकाश,www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/moradabad/story-shed-light-on-importance-of-guru-in-satsang-6527711.html, 29 May 2022, Hindustan, 22 May 2022, hindi,

Activities

The following activities may take place in a satsanga:NEWS, Importance of Satsang {{!, Satsang |url=https://www.hinduscriptures.com/vedic-culture/way-of-life/satsang/importance-of-satsang/1925/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |publisher=Hindu Scriptures {{!}} Vedic lifestyle, Scriptures, Vedas, Upanishads, Itihaas, Smrutis, Sanskrit. |date=23 December 2017}}NEWS, Kumari, Deepika, जालंधर में बावा लाल दयाल आश्रम में सत्संग का आयोजन, संकीर्तन मंडली ने किया प्रभु महिमा का गुणगान,www.jagran.com/punjab/jalandhar-city-organizing-satsang-at-bawa-lal-dayal-ashram-in-jalandhar-22742859.html, 29 May 2022, Dainik Jagran, 25 May 2022, hi,

• Spiritual discourse
• Bhajans
• Chanting of mantras
• Meditation
• Tree planting
• Cleanliness programmes
• Spiritual stories
• Weddings

See also

• Guru
• Rishi
• Pandit

References

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