Smarana Satsang with 
We are not here to suffer.
We are here to remember.
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Guided meditative immersion with gentle hypnotic elements.
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What is Smarana Satsang?
Smarana ...
REMEMBERING that which has always been.
Satsang ...
is the shared AWAREness of what is.
Smaraṇa (Sanskrit स्मरण) - remembrance, bringing to awareness
Sat (Sanskrit सत्) - the True, that which is
Saṅga (Sanskrit सङ्ग) - community, being together
Smarana Satsang is the shared remembrance of the True – the awareness of that which has always been.
An invitation ...
to guided Self-inquiry and the direct remembrance of what we truly are.
Not as a memory of something past.
Not as something that first has to be attained.
But as the recognition of that which already is.
Thoughts come and go.
Sensations come and go.
Ideas about ourselves come and go.
Yet the awareness in which all of this appears is already present.
When all that we are not
falls away,
that which was never lost
reveals itself.
Everyone is welcome.
No previous experience is required.
Who is this encounter for?
For those
who long for peace.
Who sense
that more is possible.
And who are ready
to truly encounter themselves.
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Who is this encounter for?
For those
who long for peace.
Who sense
that more is possible.
And who are ready
to truly encounter themselves.
What happens in Satsang?
Every Satsang is unique.
Possible elements include:
- Arriving
- Introduction to a supportive body posture
- Breathing and awareness practices (Pranayamas)
- Gentle adjustments to the sitting posture, if needed
- Guided inner contemplation
- Silence and resting together in presence
- Space for questions and answers
- Gratitude practice
- Gentle closing
If appropriate, gentle elements from my experience as a hypnotist may support Self-inquiry.
The mind remains awake and clear throughout.
What may reveal itself in Satsang:
- Direct recognition of our true nature
- A lessening of identification with the “I”, thoughts and ideas
- Deep inner stillness
- Clarity
- Relief for the nervous system
- A deeper connection with oneself
- Peace
- Self-love
- Inner freedom
- The end of seeking
Registration
This form may be used both to register for Satsang and for questions or further information.
Freedom is our natural state.
Satsang adds nothing.
It is an invitation to let go of what is not essential.
When the seeking becomes still, it often becomes apparent that what was sought was never truly lost.
How this path became visible to me
Even as a child, I was moved by a quiet question.
“Who am I?”
Not because I did not know the answer, but because it seemed to fall into forgetfulness again and again.
For many years, I accompanied people through their inner processes as a psychological counsellor.
And something became increasingly clear:
True change does not happen through new concepts, strategies or still more knowledge.
It begins where we remember again who we truly are.
My own path was shaped less by a search for truth than by a deep longing – the longing to return home.
Deep within me, there had always been a knowing of something that could hardly be put into words. And yet this knowing was touched again and again by doubt.
During my time in Taiwan, I encountered Buddhism and developed a deep love for Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, and his teachings.
I visited numerous temples, met masters and monks, and was able to immerse myself deeply in the philosophy and practice of Buddhism.
During this time, I found a particularly deep resonance with Zen teachings and Zen meditation – with their clarity, immediacy and silence.
Over time, that which had never truly been hidden became visible.
What felt true to me was the quiet passing on of that which can be recognised from heart to heart.
What is true does not appear through effort, but when the inner and outer circumstances are ripe.
Today I understand that Satsang is not something I created. Rather, it is something that was allowed to become visible.
Following the truth was not always easy.
It revealed what was not in alignment with my deepest truth.
Yet therein lay the grace.
Only in retrospect do I recognise that this path had already been guiding me long before I understood it.
And yet life led me further still.
One of the deepest and most significant encounters on my path was with Madhukarji, who became my Master.
A single sentence of his touched directly upon the very doubt that had accompanied me for so long:
“You are already awake; only your doubts are not.”
— Madhukarji
With these words, something fell away.
The doubt in what I had always known deep within me lost its power – and with it, that deep longing to finally come home.
For suddenly it became clear: I had never been away.
There was nowhere I needed to reach and nothing I needed to find.
The journey home ended in the recognition that I had always been home.
For the clarity and immediacy with which Madhukarji pointed me to that which had always been there, and for the grace of this encounter, I carry a deep gratitude in my heart that can hardly be put into words.
In deep gratitude, under his sign, that which cannot be taught but can only be recognised from heart to heart may be passed on.
Madhukarji's devotion to the highest truth and the love through which it finds expression in him touch me deeply – a work of immeasurable value.
Rukmini
In 2018, Madhukarji gave me the name Rukmini.
For me, this name carries within it something that has always been there, beyond all names.
In the Indian tradition, Rukmini represents complete love and devotion to the Divine – a devotion that asks for nothing and needs to hold on to nothing.
This meaning touches me deeply. For me, devotion does not mean having to become or attain something. Rather, it is the letting go of that which seems to stand between us and immediate truth.
Over the years, the name Rukmini has thus become a quiet remembrance for me: of the love of truth, of trust, and of the willingness to follow that which reveals itself within as true.
And at the same time, this precious name points beyond itself – to that which needs no name.
I therefore do not carry Rukmini as a role or a new identity, but as a quiet remembrance of what I truly am.
Madhukar
Madhukarji represents a direct and clear orientation towards truth – rooted in Advaita and the Yoga of Silence.
For many years, I have had the privilege of being guided by Madhukarji. His teaching and his uncompromising devotion to Self-inquiry have become invaluable on my own path.
His teaching does not point towards something that needs to be attained, but towards that which was never lost.
His clarity and orientation towards truth helped me to recognise ever more clearly what is true.
The logo of Madhukarji and enlighten life is a reminder of the Source itself and of the lineage of masters from which this path was allowed to become visible.
Its design carries OM within it: the circle forms the O, while the M resting within it also reveals two wings. They represent two essential aspects on the path of Self-realisation – devotion and Self-inquiry. Like the two wings of a bird, devotion and Self-inquiry carry us together – not towards something new, but towards the direct recognition of that which has always been.
In deep reverence for the lineage of Masters
Ramana Maharshi • Papaji • Madhukarji
In infinite gratitude for the unwavering devotion to the highest Truth and for that silent transmission which, beyond words, points to THAT which was never lost.
Looking back, I recognise
What accompanied me throughout my life was never the search for something new.
It was the quiet remembrance of that which has always been present.
The longing.
The pausing within.
The devotion to Self-inquiry.
The love of truth.
It was always Satsang.
Not as a concept.
Not as a method.
Not as a professional goal.
But as the natural expression of that which has always been present.
From heart to heart
Rukmini