SPIRITUAL FREEDOM SATSANG’s (SFS) goal is to help people come closer to God through practicing Surat Shabda Meditation as taught by Michael Turner. We offer Satsangs, study groups, personal instruction and initiation – all for free – as well as books, audio and video instructional material by Michael Turner.

We also provide a comprehensive library of books, audio-video materials and Internet links to other Surat Shabda Meditation teachers and groups in order to allow students to have a comprehensive understanding of this path.

MICHAEL TURNER was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1958 and grew up in Arizona and California. Raised a Presbyterian, he was also an avid explorer of consciousness from a young age, studying a variety of teachers, before being initiated in the Shabda by Sri Darwin Gross in 1976. From that moment, Michael dove into the Current of Shabda, and never looked back.

In the years following his initiation, Michael made an in-depth, comprehensive study of Surat Shabda Meditation, its history and lineages – east and west. But he always remained devoted to Sri Darwin Gross, his Master, Spiritual Father and Friend, a devotion which transcended Sri Darwin’s passing on March 8, 2008.

Rather than present a rigid dogmatic system to which students must conform, Michael offers an open approach to spiritual growth. Michael provides initiation and basic guidelines to meditation and living, while trusting people’s inner wisdom gained through meditation to make good decisions and live honest, ethical, spiritual lives.

By practicing Surat Shabda Meditation on a daily basis, Michael’s students learn to apply their inner realization to their outer lives. With sincere devotion and practice we are able to personally experience above-body consciousness, self-realization, God-realization and spiritual freedom in this lifetime.