This Satsang arose after an hour of silent self-inquiry, with the teaching emerging from a settled recognition rather than from theory. Tom begins by revisiting the familiar Advaita pointer, “We are not the doer, we are not the enjoyer”.

He then reads Question and Answer 13 from the text Self Enquiry in the The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi, turning attention to Ramana’s uncompromising instruction on action, agency, and the Self. The emphasis is on the mind resting in its source so completely that even subtle movements such as “Is this right? Is that wrong? Should I do this or that?” are seen as vasanic ripples to be noticed and not followed.

From here, Tom speaks about Ramana’s “indifference” not as dullness or avoidance, but as the natural non-grasping of a heart absorbed in the Divine. When happiness is tasted at the core, the world is not rejected, yet its pull softens; functioning continues, prarabdha unfolds, but the “I am the one doing” thought is not given a foothold.

For seasoned seekers, this meeting points less to managing life and more to a radical, practical abidance: staying as the Self while activity and karma play out on the surface. The flavour is one of resolute devotion — Bhakti expressed as a quiet refusal to leave the Self for the mind’s next concern, and a willingness to let love of God outshine every other priority.

This video was recorded live during a Satsang meeting with Tom Das on January 1, 2026 and put together by volunteers.

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