SOME HINTS FOR A SADHAKA:

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prof laxmi narain (prof_narain

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.

 

SOME HINTS FOR A SADHAKA: One of the main necessities for sadhana is

conservation of energy. Restraining speech can conserve the mind's

energy. We should also observe silence and be alone for some part of

every day. All negative attitudes like pity, anxiety, despondency and

depression are to be avoided for they sap vital energy. The mind also

wastes a lot of energy by repeatedly thinking about the past and

worrying about the future. As every thought consumes energy, the

chattering of the mind should be reduced. Let the inquirer after Truth be alert

and sharp and sensitive enough not to waste energy through any kind of conflicts

and tensions. If a sadhaka brings rhythm into his life, into his sleeping and

eating habits and economises using mind's energy, then when he sits down for his

sadhana the mind would become silent more easily. Gradually, the effect of

silence will start pervading our life and we will thus grow into a new dimension

of consciousness, a new dynamics of relationships. – Venkataramanayya