Satsang is a Sanskrit word; sat means true or being and sanga means company or gathering. More specifically, satsang means a gathering about the Truth of the essence of our Being...and being together with those who know the essence of their being.
Satsang offers the opportunity for people to come together in stillness and share "presence". It is like how a tuning fork that is struck will make duplicate tuning forks of the same note vibrate as well through resonance. Our essence of Being is the same and it is that which resonates.
| Current Satsangs | |||
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| Ridgedale Satsang | Minnetonka, MN | Bi-weekly Saturdays | 9:00am - 10:30am |
| Skype Satsang | Online | Bi-weekly Saturdays | 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
| Click here to go to excerpts from past satsangs. |
| Ridgedale Satsang Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | ||
| Sep 13th | ||
| We will not be meeting for the summer |
The Ridgedale Satsang is free to attend, but donations are greatly appreciated.
| Ridgedale Satsang Location | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive Minnetonka, MN 55305 |
NOTE: These satsangs are not part of a library program. This is just a public place to meet.
Meet Eric in the 1st floor (entry) lobby. Then we will likely go to the 2nd floor (where the coffee shop is located) and find a place to sit.
| Skype Satsang Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Saturday afternoon from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CST) GMT -06:00 | ||
| Aug 16th | Aug 30th | |
| Current Time in Minneosta (CST): |
The Skype Satsang is free to attend, but donations are greatly appreciated.
This does require downloading and installing Skype on your computer, which is free...and then signing up for a free Skype ID.
To attend the Skype Satsang, first email Eric with your Skype ID at eric@awaken2life.org. Eric will then add you as a new contact on his Skype account (Eric's Skype ID is eputkonen).
This will be a small group Satsang - no more than nine people can attend. So the Satsang will be on a first come first served basis...please email Eric the week of the Satsang to let him know that you will be attending. If you did not email Eric, there is room, and your Skype account is listed as Online, Eric will invite you into the conference call as well. Please make sure that if you have confirmed that you will attend the Satsang that you are Online on Skype on time; once we start the Satsang, Eric will not add late comers.
NOTE: A headset with microphone is strongly recommended, but you can still listen through the computer at a minimum. If you have a separate microphone (i.e. desktop), please mute it until you have a something to say because otherwise we will hear everything going on in your background and it may cause feedback if the microphone picks up the sound of the speakers. For those who would like to ask a question but do not have a microphone, you could use Skype to send a text message to Eric.
| Satsang Excerpts | ||
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| Being Present is Kinesthetic Rathan Than Mental | 0:49 | 296 Kb |
| Do You Have Goals? | 2:12 | 781 Kb |
| Holding Onto Silence and Stillness | 0:37 | 221 Kb |
| Do Not Fight the Mind | 0:37 | 226 Kb |
| Nothing to Do for Enlightenment | 0:58 | 345 Kb |
| Falling Awake | 1:29 | 530 Kb |
| The Mind is About Past and Future | 0:30 | 180 Kb |
| Nonduality and Language | 1:41 | 596 Kb |
| Attention and Awareness | 2:04 | 731 Kb |