What is Sadhana? A tantric view (a TYPO)

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Dear All:

 

I just realized a typo in my earlier post. I had missed the word

upaniShad in the mantra:

 

It should read as follows:

 

dhanurgR^ihitvaupaniShadaM mahaastraM sharaM hyupaa.nsaanishitaM

sa.nghayiita |

aayamya tad-bhaavagatena cetasaa laxaM tadevaaxaraM somya viddhi ||

mu. 2.3 ||

 

Regards,

 

Dr. Yadu

 

, "ymoharir" <ymoharir> wrote:

>

> , beirut_ka_baba <no_reply>

wrote:

> >

> > , "Angie" <oiokasti@h...> wrote:

> >

> > >

> > So (spiritual) sadhna is a constant and conscious effort by

us

> > to know the unknown and to unveil Truth out of untruth.

> >

> > Here conscious word is important becoz unconsciously the

whole

> > of living beings are slowly progressing towards the truth. But

that

> > is Sadhna of Prakriti or Nature, and the beings are dragged on

the

> > path without ever knowing about it.

> >

>

>

> In this context of saadhanaa two mantraa's from muNDakopaniShad are

> important to understand.

>

> dhanurgR^ihitvaa mahaastraM sharaM hyupaa.nsaanishitaM sa.nghayiita

|

> aayamya tad-bhaavagatena cetasaa laxaM tadevaaxaraM somya viddhi ||

> mu. 2.3 ||

>

> Liberal Meaning - Using the uapaniShada (knowledge as explained by

> the sages) as a bow and using the sharpened arrow of saadhanaa.

Then

> dear somya, concentrating with purified thoughts, unite with the

> axara-brahman.

>

> praNavo dhanuH sharo hyaatmaa brahma tallaxamuccate |

> apramattena veddhavyaM sharavatattanmayo bhavet || mu. 2.4 ||

>

> Liberal Meaning - praNava (OM) is the bow, aatmaa as an arrow and

> brahman as the target. Become one with the target just like an

arrow.

>

> For example - If bhakti is your choice of saadhanaa. Then the

target

> is your deity and practicing the ananya-bhakti becomes the goal.

>

> Just some thoughts !!

>

> Regards,

>

> Dr. Yadu