Sadhna for beginners.

[Guest guest]

Moderators have requested me to write something for the New sadhaka,

hence the following post is dedicated to those, who have not yet

started sadhna, or do not have a regular sadhana.

 

Sadhna for Beginners

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One thing must be kept in mind that no matter how many books we have

read on sadhna, no matter how many discussions we have heard or taken

part in for sadhna, it will not have any effect on us. We have to go

for the practical part first of all.

 

It is like, swimming. You may read 100s of books on swimming…you

may know all techniques of swimming ,, still until you go into the

water, try your hands, avoid drowing, drink water through lungs, you

can not learnt swimming.

 

So let us start the practical part now. Please remember, daily

Sandhya (lighting of lamp, singing bhajans) etc. are no doubt a part

of sadhna, but not the real sadhna in itself. Sadhna is consciously

and being alert try to raise our mental vibrations from lower

material world to the higher realms and finally reach the Truth.

 

WARNING: Normally warnings are in the end, but I am deliberately

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putting it in the beginning. I have seen many people,

specially young people that after reading a few books, or listening

to some discourses on sadhna, they just jump for it. Since young

people are very romantic and energetic, their thoughts are easily and

soon fixed on the Ultimate Truth, and soon they wish to be like

Vivekananda, Yogananda, Lahiri ji, Paramhansa or other such saints.

And when after some time, they see no progress, they are

disappointed, sad and depressed. They may even become more wordly

than before. Many of them keep changing the sadhna, keep changing

gurus, keep changing the philosophy on which they have to

work…..but get nothing.

 

Changing gurus, or theories, or sadhnas will not do. If we wish a

well for water and dig laboriously for 10/15 feet and find no

water….and then we start digging at another place …again

after 10/15 feet we find no water….and thus keep digging here and

there….we will never find water.

 

If we continue digging at one place…without tiring, without

getting bored, without getting disappointed, we will get

water…even in a desert or on a hill.

 

Thus sadhna is conscious continuous effort to get to the Truth,

without fixing time-frames, without eyeing the results, or without

eyeing the fruits or siddhis.

 

 

 

DO NOT FIGHT THE MIND: Our mind is very clever. It loves

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all the new ideas….and tries to grab each idea, understand it and

reject it later, or accept it as its own creation, if it

understands. Since mind is made up of Rajoguna, it is not its

habit to stick to one idea, or one thought. It is its nature to

wander….and it wanders on sadhna also. It may take interest in

the beginning but may altogether lose interest in a few days…and may

create some psychological or physical problems.

 

So first a beginner must understand his mind if it is a logical

mind, analytical mind or an emotional mind. There are different

sadhnas for different minds. Do not copy others. Others may have

got success in a type of sadhna…but that sadhna may not be

suitable for your mind. If you have an emotional mind. but try to do

the sadhna which is for a logical or analytical mind, you will never

succeed.

 

 

 

G U R U: Guru is an important part of sadhna. But beware of modern

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day gurus who are more businessmen than gurus.

Do not chose a guru on the advice of your friends or relatives.

Do not be impressed by the number of disciples of a guru.

Do not be swept by the packages, the modern gurus present…like

kundalini jagran in a night or in a week or in a month !

Do not go to any guru who demands Money for the initiation.

Do not go to a guru who criticizes other faiths.

Do not go to a guru who lives in palatial bunglows, drives costly

cars and cares more for the richer disciples.

 

It is the God himself who is the real guru. If your time

of awakening has come, God will make you meet a guru….so in my

opinion, if you get a guru well and good, but if you cant find

suitable guru, don't wait for him and Start Sadhna now. The

Universal Guru Krishana (or Param shiva) is taking care of

you…keep this thing in mind very carefully.

 

(to continue...)

[Guest guest]

Thank You Baba ,for starting this series of lessons for the beginners.

I am sure the other beginners will all learn a lot from your advise,

experiences, and knowledge.

 

Pranam

 

Jigyasa

 

 

 

, beirut_ka_baba <no_reply> wrote:

> Moderators have requested me to write something for the New sadhaka,

> hence the following post is dedicated to those, who have not yet

> started sadhna, or do not have a regular sadhana.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Namaste all.

 

Here is a Message From Jagat Guru Kripalu Ji Maharaj:

 

While remembering Radha Krishn and meditating on Their Divine form,

you have to chant Their name, virtues and leelas with tears of love

and longing, and with a deep desire to receive Their Divine vision and

Divine love. During devotion, loving meditation on Their form is most

important. You may form Their image in your own mind. According to

your liking, you may take the help of a Deity or a picture of Radha

Krishn. But, whatever form you create in your mind, you must imbue

Divine feelings in that because the body of Radha Krishn is always

Divine and Blissful.

 

You can choose any form of Krishn (or Radha) from a newly born baby up

to sixteen years of age and mentally decorate that form according to

your desire and choice.

 

Along with the meditation on His form you should also remember His

loving leelas and His virtues, just like: He is the true friend of

every humble soul (deenbandhu) and a true companion to every fallen

soul (patit pavan).

 

All the names, virtues, leelas, abodes and the rasik Saints of Radha

Krishn are totally synonymous.

 

You should not have any worldly desire or even the desire of

liberation. You must only desire for His Divine love and His Divine

service.

 

You should always think that your Divine Beloved (Radha Krishn) and

your beloved Master are always with you and are protecting you. Never

ever think that you are alone.

 

All the time in your heart you must remember the name `Radhey

Shyam' or `Radhey Radhey.'

 

You have to keep yourself away from damaging thoughts and bad

associations. They are: looking to another person's fault;

criticizing other devotees; desire for popularity; disappointment in

devotion; laziness in doing devotions; and friendliness with such

worldly people whose association may spoil your devotional feelings.

 

You have to keep yourself away from all spiritual transgressions

related to the name, form, leelas, virtues, abode, associates, and the

Divine love of Radha Krishna.

 

`Only They are my everything,' this feeling has to be

strengthened in the mind.

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

 

, beirut_ka_baba <no_reply> wrote:

> Moderators have requested me to write something for the New

sadhaka,