Qs no. 6 on Sadhana

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Qu6 - (And a young girl in school has asked) I

wish to do sadhna but my parents say i should be busy

in studies and do sadhna in old age? Is it true that

sadhna is for older persons only?<br> <br>Ans

:<br><br>Sadhana, in English it is known as Spiritual Practice or

regular efforts made by the seeker to realize the

God.<br><br>After listening to our primary lecture on the

"Importance of the Science of Spirituality", one of the

audience, commented: "I understand and accept all the

concepts in the lecture. I will definitely practice

spirituality in my old age." This is a comment we hear quite

frequently.<br><br>45% of the people today realize that Spirituality is

useful, yet 50% of them say, "We will undertake spiritual

practice when we get older." The following points will

explain why this thinking is incorrect:<br><br>1. When

there is no guarantee that one will survive till old

age, deciding that one will practice Spirituality

later, is incorrect. <br><br>2. Good physical and mental

health are required to undertake spiritual practice.

When one gets old, since both these become weak, it

becomes difficult to undertake spiritual practice.

<br><br>3. Just as it is difficult to learn any new skill in old

age, so also it becomes difficult to learn to do

spiritual practice. <br><br>The number of impressions

created in the subconscious mind go on increasing with

age. In Spirituality, however, one aims at eliminating

all these impressions. So, the greater the number of

impressions, the more intense one's spiritual needs to

be.<br><br>Hence one should undertake spirituality now itself

instead of wasting even one minute. <br><br>With

love<br>Sanatan