Sri Ramana Maharshi

 

 

First you must decide what sat-sangha is. It means association with sat or reality. One who knows or has realized sat is also regarded as sat.

 

Such association with sat or with one who knows sat is absolutely necessary for all. Sankara has said that in all the three worlds there is no boat like sat-sangha to carry one safely across the ocean of births and deaths.

 

Sat-sangha means sangha [association] with sat. Sat is only the Self. Since the Self is not now understood to be sat, the company of the sage who has thus understood is sought. That is satsanga. Introversion results. Then sat is revealed.

Sri Ramana Maharshi