I’ve heard that culture eats strategy for breakfast. Yet, culture doesn’t get the reverence it deserves.
Except in one place. It’s called “satsang”.
Satsang means the coming together of true people. In satsang, you share stories and ideas. You share plainly the hard work of growth.
You feel your insecurities. You feel your failures and struggles. It’s a time to aspire for the highest of ideals. You recalibrate and find your true north.
It isn’t top-down, it’s bottom-up. Anyone can be part of satsang.
Again and again. Week after week. Over and over again.
Not once a year at some annual company retreat.
Not once a season with a team lunch or outing.
It is an intentional practice. It is meant to cultivate wisdom. Not just knowledge. It is goal-less, because growth is without an end. It is inward-focused, because satsang acknowledges that 99% of the game is internal.
People dismiss this kind of practice. They think that all that matters is how you do things. Time is money after all.
But in my experience, doing must go hand-in-hand with this type of satsang practice. We all need the time and space to breathe, slow down, and reset.
I’ve seen miraculous things happen with the practice of satsang.
It brought together 12,500 people from across North America to build Akshardham (including me). It brought 80,000 people together for 2 years to create an event that changed the lives of millions.
Satsang nourishes. It helps people (including the leaders) realize their responsibility to each other. It is a chance to practice gratitude. It is a chance to realize each other’s greatness.
It isn’t heavy. It uplifts.
I’ve done my most fulfilling work wherever satsang has been practiced. I’ve flourished the most in those environments as well.
I’ve seen this same sentiment shared by the thousands of people I’ve met over my life from across the globe.
Maybe it’s time we practice satsang at work. And if there isn’t anything like that at your work, you can create a tribe of your own.
I’m trying to put together something like this practice for people from around the world. Just as my way to give back.
If you’re interested, do send me a message or write a comment below and I’ll be sure to include you.
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