Obstacles in Sadhna !

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Further to ansuyaji's question i m reposting my msg on Obstacles etc

in sadhna...hope it will help.

 

 

obstacles can be roughly divided into three categories :-

 

1- Lack of concentration and not getting results

 

2- malfuntions of emotions/bodily functions

 

3- Obstacles from nature or fate

 

Now we will look into these obstacles one by one.

 

1- Lack of concentration /no results : This is very common obstacle.

The reason may be lack of proper knowledge of Sadhna….not finding

proper Guru…or wrong techniques used. In this mechanical world it is

very difficult to achieve concentration in the beginning. If your

sadhna is right and is befitting your personality, soon the

concentration/results will set in. Also one has to be very careful in

selecting proper meditation. An emotional person trying to do TM,

Raja Yoga or Hathha yoga OR a logical person doing Bhakti Yoga, will

not get proper results… We should first find out carefully what type

of person we are and then start our meditation. Just by reading

Meditation Packages , one should not start meditation as it may lead

to chaos. Also do not get impressed by big Names and select one as

guru. A proclaimed guru may be a higher soul, or may be expert in

advertisement…not necessarily a perfect guru. Remember the ultimate

Guru is God himself….and it is He only who speaks through human

beings to guide you. It is always useful for a beginner to start with

simple Mantra (NO beeja mantra) chanting and some simple breathing

meditations. Adreamgodus's idea of lighting a candle before

meditation is also a very helpful hint to the sub-conscious to calm

down.

 

Some relaxing exercises before your sadhna may also help solve this

problem (these may seen in earlier posts titled-Relax)

If you see a vision/dream during your sadhna but are baffled on its

meaning…do not lose patience. The visions/dreams are shown by nature

to guide us on our path. Continue your sadhna and next time you will

see the same vision/dream with more clarity…or another vision

clarifying the previous one.

 

 

2- Disturbance of emotions/body functions: If you find that with your

Sadhna your sexual desires are flaring or your outbursts of anger

have increased or some unknown hate is surfacing…you should first

congratulate yourself as this is not an obstacle but a sign of

progress. Whatever is the Sadhna, one is bound to face these

emotional turmoils !!! It means our sadhna is working and the

purification process has started…..and Mother Nature does not purify

by suppressing your complexes but brings them to surface to destroy

them.

 

With first stages of sadhna….we start getting bigger energy currents

from Kundalini (Not the arousal of Kundalini). Our lower nature which

is still strong….grabs these energies and uses them to manifest its

lower emotions of sex, anger, hatered, lust etc. If we carefully

analyse these outbursts and dismiss them as a purification

process..by not doing anything under the pressure….they will change

to Positive energies and catalyse the purification process. But if we

let these lower energies work…they will again settle in our chakras

giving us further troubles…..For this reason Patanjali emphasised on

Yama & Niyama before starting Yoga. So anaylse carefully your each

emotion work on it and do not work under pressure of these lower

energies…that is the only key to success. Sage Vishwamitra who had

evolved to such higher planes of consiousness….became so weak in his

sexual desires that he gave into Maneka and fell down from his plane.

And if our Sadhna is right we are bound to get sexual encounters,

anger, hate and lust……Our duty then is to catch them young and change

them to positive energies. Survival and Sex are the first actions of

our existence and they vanish only in the end. Do not hesitate

discussing this with co-sadhakas….who knows god may speak through

them to guide you !!!! SATSANG is the key.

 

 

3- Natural/karma disasters: Nothing happens in the Universe without a

plan of Mother Nature. A small thorn piercing through our body may be

a part of the secret plan of the Nature . Some sadhaka while reaching

the higher planes face these obstacle of Nature. I know one of my co-

sadhka who is very sincere and is dedicated but could not make

progress as whenever he starts sadhna within a week he gets one

diseases or the other. Some may face social turmoils,, death of near

and dear….or poverty……These obstacles are designed by mother nature

to purify us.

 

Though a common man also gets boots of karma, but a sadhaka gets it

more. When we are advancing Mother Nature stops giving us fruits of

our good karma and brings bad karmas only on the surface to destroy

them….as she plans a purified and truthfull life for us. That is why

most of advance sadhaka…..even some good and gentle persons suffer

more. In such a condition we should not lose faith in God and

continue.

 

Even if we are unable to perform physical sadhna….thinking over the

truth…or chanting a mantra while in bed should be performed. These

Natural obstacles can not be removed by mere power of our sadhna or

will. the best course is to let the storm calm down. We will surely

come out victorious. Do not blame anyone for the plight as we are

ourselves responsible for whatever is happening to us.

 

There is a beautiful story in Mahabharata. There was a widow Brahmin

lady named Goutami, who lived with her only son. She was very

religious and a higher soul. One day a snake bite his son and he

died. Goutami was furious as he was the only one she had. She used

her yogic powers and summoned the snake and asked him why he killed

her son. The snake said, " Mother do not be angry with me. I have no

personal enemity with your son. It was Kaala (God of time) who asked

me to kill this boy as his time on earth finished " .

 

Goutami summoned Kaala and demanded as to why he asked snake to kill.

The Kaala said, " Mother pls forgive me. I have no will of my own. My

hands are tied by Vidhata(Godess of fate). She asked me to kill the

boy as this was his destiny " . Vidhata was called and she said, " Mother

forgive me! I do not make fate by my fantasies…but I design the

destiny on the basis of one's past karma. Your son had done so many

bad karma in past life that he was to die now and u did some bad

karma in yr past life so u were to face this grief " .

 

Goutami forgave the snake, kaala and fate for the plight of her

son….as then she knew it was her son himself responsible for his

death and nobody else.

 

 

Hari Aum