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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalBorn in 1950 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Satyadeva Das began contemplating the true meaning of life at 13. At 19, a fortunate accident led him to Tokyo, where he met his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Initiated by Srila Prabhupada that same year, Satyadeva Das has been on a journey of self-realization for 51 years. Satyadeva Das conducts workshops on awakening and yoga philosophy in California, Hawaii, China, and Japan, inspiring people to live happily in the present and understandRead More...
Born in 1950 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Satyadeva Das began contemplating the true meaning of life at 13. At 19, a fortunate accident led him to Tokyo, where he met his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Initiated by Srila Prabhupada that same year, Satyadeva Das has been on a journey of self-realization for 51 years.
Satyadeva Das conducts workshops on awakening and yoga philosophy in California, Hawaii, China, and Japan, inspiring people to live happily in the present and understand life's meaning. His teachings draw on the timeless wisdom of ancient Indian spiritual philosophy. This book is based on transcripts of his ten-day sessions on attentive chanting.
Professional and Personal Journey
Professionally, Satyadeva Das served as a paramedic for 25 years in the intense environments of Oakland and San Francisco, dealing with death and trauma daily. Writing detailed reports of each patient's suffering led to depression and suicidal thoughts. This crisis pushed him deeper into India's ancient wisdom, helping him understand his mind and consciousness.
Practicing present consciousness, Satyadeva Das overcame repeated mental and behavioral patterns, reducing anxiety and confusion, and returning to his true self. His approach helps achieve a peaceful and happy life.
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"Just For Now" is a simple and engaging guide to living fully in the present moment and freeing oneself from the mind's constant chatter. This teaching helps release your consciousness from the illusory world of the mind, often trapped in thoughts of the past and future. It focuses on experiencing life directly and accessing the joy of being connected to the source of existence.
Self-discovery and freedom from suffering can only be realized through pers
"Just For Now" is a simple and engaging guide to living fully in the present moment and freeing oneself from the mind's constant chatter. This teaching helps release your consciousness from the illusory world of the mind, often trapped in thoughts of the past and future. It focuses on experiencing life directly and accessing the joy of being connected to the source of existence.
Self-discovery and freedom from suffering can only be realized through personal experience, by choosing to live in the present. Presence is directly perceived and understood through experience, not theory or discussion. This booklet compiles ten talks given by the author, Satyadeva Das, to a group of Chinese listeners via Skype over one year.
Some 25 years ago, I had been struggling to receive spiritual initiation from a would-be diksha-guru for over three years, but he kept repeating that I was not ready yet. Just about that time (April 1994), I suffered what turned out to be a near-fatal heart attack during a lunch break at my FDA office. They rushed me into the emergency where I underwent triple heart bypass surgery. Three major arteries in my heart had ~98-100% blockages. One of these is the on
Some 25 years ago, I had been struggling to receive spiritual initiation from a would-be diksha-guru for over three years, but he kept repeating that I was not ready yet. Just about that time (April 1994), I suffered what turned out to be a near-fatal heart attack during a lunch break at my FDA office. They rushed me into the emergency where I underwent triple heart bypass surgery. Three major arteries in my heart had ~98-100% blockages. One of these is the one commonly referred to by cardiologists as a “widow-maker!” Suffices to say that I could have suffered a massive heart attack, but for some divine intervention, I probably received another life.
That incident alarmed me to seek spiritual initiation from my spiritual master, but I did not have much hope for that possibility. Based on my meagre scriptural knowledge at the time (Ante Narayana Smiti), I took refuge in whatever intelligence the Lord had endowed me.
How do I attract Guru Maharaja’s attention to my cause? My intense greediness/eagerness [referred to as laulyam in sanskrit] initiated prompted me to study his mood using my intelligence. Through Krsna, we get introduced to our prospective guru, and thru Guru only, we attain Krsna. Thereby I figured out how he served his guru. His pranama-mantra happens to be “prabhupādasya sāhityaṃ yat prakāśāya vitiryaśca” Prabhupada ordered him to renounce this lucrative job of being a general manager of the Pepsi cola company, get married to a devotee woman even though he did not want to marry, return to India, and translate his books into several regional languages, and then distribute in India and abroad. All these he did in the prime of his youth when he was in Canada.
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