20 Importnat Spritual points for Sadhana

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Hari OM! Narayana Smrithis.

 

Blessed Self,

 

Given below is the 20 points for Spiritual Development by H.H. Swami

Sivanandaji.

 

1. Get up at 4 a.m. daily. This is Brahmamuhurta which is extremely

favourable for meditation on God.

 

2. ASANA: Sit on Padma, Siddha or Sukha Asana for Japa and meditation

for half an hour, facing the east or the north. Increase the period

gradually to three hours. Do Sirshasana and Sarvangasana for keeping

up Brahmacharya and health. Take light physical exercises as walking,

etc., regularly. Do twenty Pranayamas.

 

3. JAPA: Repeat any Mantra as pure Om or Om Namo Narayanaya, Om Namah

Sivaya, Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, Om Saravanabhavaya Namah, Sita

Ram, Sri Ram, Hari Om, or Gayatri, according to your taste or

inclination, from 108 to 21,600 times daily.

 

4. DIETETIC DISCIPLINE: Take Sattvic food, Suddha Ahara. Give up

chillies, tamarind, garlic, onion, sour articles, oil, mustard,

asafoetida. Observe moderation in diet (Mitahara). Do not overload

the stomach. Give up those things which the mind likes best for a

fortnight in a year. Eat simple food. Milk and fruits help

concentration. Take food as medicine to keep the life going. Eating

for enjoyment is sin. Give up salt and sugar for a month. You must be

able to live on rice, Dhal and bread without any chutni. Do not ask

for extra salt for Dhal and sugar for tea, coffee or milk.

 

5. Have a separate meditation-room under lock and key.

 

6. CHARITY: Do charity regularly, every month, or even daily

according to your means, say six paise per rupee.

 

7. SVADHYAYA: Study systematically the Gita, the Ramayana, the

Bhagavata, Sri Vishnu-Sahasranama, Lalita-Sahasranama, Aditya

Hridaya,

Upanishads or Yoga Vasishtha, the Bible, Zend Avesta, the Koran, the

Tripitakas, the Granth Sahib, etc., from half an hour to one hour

daily and have Suddha Vichara.(Pure thoughts)

 

8. BRAHMACHARYA: Preserve the vital force (Veerya) very, very

carefully. Veerya is God in motion or manifestation—Vibhuti. Veerya

is all power. Veerya is all money. Veerya is the essence of life,

thought and intelligence.

 

9. PRAYER SLOKAS: Get by heart some prayer-Slokas, Stotras and repeat

them as soon as you sit in the Asana before starting Japa or

meditation. This will elevate the mind quickly.

 

10. SATSANGA: Have Satsanga. Give up bad company, smoking, meat and

alcoholic liquors entirely. Do not develop any evil habits.

 

11. FAST ON EKADASI: Fast on Ekadasi or live on milk and fruits only.

 

 

12. JAPA MAALA: Have Japa Maala (rosary) round your neck or in your

pocket or underneath your pillow at night.

 

13. MOUNA: Observe Mouna (vow of silence) for a couple of hours

daily.

 

14. SPEAK THE TRUTH: Speak the truth at all cost. Speak a little.

Speak sweetly.

 

15. Reduce your wants. If you have four shirts, reduce the number to

three or two. Lead a happy, contented life. Avoid unnecessary worry.

Have plain living and high thinking.

 

16. NEVER HURT ANYBODY: Never hurt anybody (Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah).

Control anger by love, Kshama (forgiveness) and Daya (compassion).

 

17. DO NOT DEPEND UPON SERVANTS: Do not depend upon servants.

Self-reliance is the highest of all virtues.

 

18. SELF-ANALYSIS: Think of the mistakes you have committed during

the course of the day, just before retiring to bed (self-analysis).

Keep daily diary and self-correction register. Do not brood over past

mistakes.

 

19. FULFIL DUTIES: Remember that death is awaiting you at every

moment. Never fail to fulfil your duties. Have pure conduct

(Sadachara).

 

20. SURRENDER TO GOD: Think of God as soon as you wake up and just

before you go to sleep. Surrender yourself completely to

God(Saranagati).

 

Om Santih Santih Santih!

This is the essence of all spiritual Sadhanas.

This will lead you to Moksha.

All these Niyamas or spiritual canons must be rigidly observed.

You must not give leniency to the mind.

 

-H.H. Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj

 

 

With love & OM!

 

Krishna Prasad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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