What is Advaita Satsang and Define Satsang?
Satsang is  not  simply  a  public  meeting where a teacher sits before students and the  intellectual  topic  of  discussion   is  consciousness,  presence,  being  now,  Truth,  Self-realization and enlightenment using concepts, ideas and beliefs. In Satsang, "sat" means "truth"  and  "sang"  means  "community."   The   term  "satsang"  means  "in  association with  Truth."
There  is  a  palpable  "new"  frequency  of being and an inexplicable silent Stillness that is alive.  In  satsang, if words are spoken, which  is  not  required,   the  words  arise  from  the stillness.  The "vibrating"  of  the  Quiet  is  on  top of, behind and through every word. The  teacher  is  not  "doing"  or  "transmitting" anything. Instead, the teacher is like an open window with  a  breeze  blowing through,  a  breeze  with  no  separation.   When  the  mind  is quiet, it is called presence and this presence is contagious by itself. Everyone who comes in contact with it is affected, whether they are  conscious of it or not.
There is no positionality whatsoever between you and the teacher. In fact, the  teacher  is recognized  to be none other than one's true Self. It is directly experienced that you are not separate and that you are already aware and whole. There is no need to heal a perceived broken past, since in the Now, you are already radiant and complete. There is no need to fixate on any aspect of the future, in search for an obscure happiness through more becoming, since as Now, supreme happiness is.  You  are  the  Now that is formlessness  and it is realized that this is the only eternal moment in which true life IS.

In satsang,  Love  burns  everything  into  Itself.  Like  the alchemy of transforming base metal into  gold,  there  is  a  natural  transmutation  of  pain  and  suffering  into  Love.  With  100% willingness, there is the destruction of everything false, while true and lasting fulfillment outpours.

There are certain requirements for the student who attends satsang. First, there must be an ability to discern what is real and what is unreal (permanent or impermanent). Second, it must be recognized  that Truth is beyond the senses. In addition, there must be a willingness to be timelessly present (as you truly are), releasing all concepts of the past and future. Finally, there must be intense yearning and the desire for freedom. Advaita satsang adheres to the content and structure of Advaita Vedanta, the ancient scriptures and traditional sages.
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What is Advaita Satsang and Define Satsang?
Sundance Burke