How do we keep passionate about our worship? -- jeff

[Guest guest]

jeff,

 

i am holding on as hard as i can! i asked maa to accelerate my

sadhana recently, and received a boatload of karma-relieving

challenges! aiiieeee!!!!

 

increasing sadhana ... do you mean, something like the way swamiji

extended his asan ... like, now i do 2 hrs a day of sadhana minimum,

next month 2.25 hours per day ... that sort of thing?

 

i have tried often to reduce sleep, and always i bounce back,

because i get too tired. what is the trick on this, if there is one?

have you been able to gradually reduce this? how far can you go with

it? i seem stuck at needing 6-8 hours average without fatigue.

 

i can say for sure, i have more energy since i started this sadhana.

less energy going into emotions and karmic reactions. i am reducing

time-wasters, and increasing sadhana, japa, etc., as a general rule.

 

when you say a goal, you mean, sitting down and saying, i will

increase this and that, decrease tv, etc ... they are explicit goals

that support the "master goal?" do you personally always sankalpa

them or ... ?

 

one more question ... how much do you differentiate between hard and

soft sadhana [if i can say that] ... iow, difficult asans and japa,

[can be hard if extended] and study of sanskrit [soft]. or is this

wrong thinking?

 

thanks for working with us on this jeff,

 

steve

 

, "devnath9" <devnath@s...> wrote:

> , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

wrote:

> > devnath9,

>

> > how does one do this, if you are responsible for a family, etc?

>

> 1. sleep less

> 2. get up earlier

> 3. gradually increase the sadhana each month -- morning, noon,

evening,

> night

>

> have a goal, make a plan

>

> make a Divine Family

>

> She will organize it if you sincerely want it

>

> hang on for the ride!!!

[Guest guest]

, "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

wrote:

Why is reducing sleep something one should do? Doesn't sound

prudent/healthy/necessary.

>

> i have tried often to reduce sleep, and always i bounce back,

> because i get too tired. what is the trick on this, if there is

one?

> have you been able to gradually reduce this? how far can you go

with

> it? i seem stuck at needing 6-8 hours average without fatigue.

>

> i can say for sure, i have more energy since i started this

sadhana.

> less energy going into emotions and karmic reactions. i am reducing

> time-wasters, and increasing sadhana, japa, etc., as a general rule.

>

[Guest guest]

Rather than increase or decrease sleep why not simply improve the

sadhanna we are currently doing. If we become ever more conscious of

the Goddess, that would probably render us sufficient increases in

energy to lift our lives into the realms of the Gods/Goddesses.

 

, "Mike Jamieson" <mdj1950>

wrote:

> , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

> wrote:

> Why is reducing sleep something one should do? Doesn't sound

> prudent/healthy/necessary.

> >

> > i have tried often to reduce sleep, and always i bounce back,

> > because i get too tired. what is the trick on this, if there is

> one?

> > have you been able to gradually reduce this? how far can you go

> with

> > it? i seem stuck at needing 6-8 hours average without fatigue.

> >

> > i can say for sure, i have more energy since i started this

> sadhana.

> > less energy going into emotions and karmic reactions. i am

reducing

> > time-wasters, and increasing sadhana, japa, etc., as a general

rule.

> >

[Guest guest]

hi mike,

 

i don't think it's necessary at all for everyone, however,

certain people have some sort of sadhu inclination.

 

a few times in my life i felt an almost total focus and commitment

to doing one thing well. every inch of time [i know i mixed a meta-

for] wants to be used to the utmost. it is like cleaning leaves out

of a gutter. you want to be thorough until each leaf is gone and

water gushes through 100%. or, it is like wood shedding. ever hear

that term? it means, practicing a guitar, secluding yourself,

getting better and better.

 

each hour you work, there is a step forward. you get keener and more

aware of the implications of any work you do.

 

so in this state of mind, one might wish to decrease sleep, and

anything else that is a distraction to one's primary activity.

 

peace,

 

steve

 

 

, "Mike Jamieson" <mdj1950>

wrote:

> , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

> wrote:

> Why is reducing sleep something one should do? Doesn't sound

> prudent/healthy/necessary.

> >

> > i have tried often to reduce sleep, and always i bounce back,

> > because i get too tired. what is the trick on this, if there is

> one?

> > have you been able to gradually reduce this? how far can you go

> with

> > it? i seem stuck at needing 6-8 hours average without fatigue.

> >

> > i can say for sure, i have more energy since i started this

> sadhana.

> > less energy going into emotions and karmic reactions. i am

reducing

> > time-wasters, and increasing sadhana, japa, etc., as a general

rule.

> >

[Guest guest]

Steve,

 

That person who can attain such a state is fortunate indeed.

 

Chris

 

 

 

, "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

wrote:

> hi mike,

>

> i don't think it's necessary at all for everyone, however,

> certain people have some sort of sadhu inclination.

>

> a few times in my life i felt an almost total focus and commitment

> to doing one thing well. every inch of time [i know i mixed a meta-

> for] wants to be used to the utmost. it is like cleaning leaves out

> of a gutter. you want to be thorough until each leaf is gone and

> water gushes through 100%. or, it is like wood shedding. ever hear

> that term? it means, practicing a guitar, secluding yourself,

> getting better and better.

>

> each hour you work, there is a step forward. you get keener and

more

> aware of the implications of any work you do.

>

> so in this state of mind, one might wish to decrease sleep, and

> anything else that is a distraction to one's primary activity.

>

> peace,

>

> steve

>

>

> , "Mike Jamieson" <mdj1950>

> wrote:

> > , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

> > wrote:

> > Why is reducing sleep something one should do? Doesn't sound

> > prudent/healthy/necessary.

> > >

> > > i have tried often to reduce sleep, and always i bounce back,

> > > because i get too tired. what is the trick on this, if there is

> > one?

> > > have you been able to gradually reduce this? how far can you go

> > with

> > > it? i seem stuck at needing 6-8 hours average without fatigue.

> > >

> > > i can say for sure, i have more energy since i started this

> > sadhana.

> > > less energy going into emotions and karmic reactions. i am

> reducing

> > > time-wasters, and increasing sadhana, japa, etc., as a general

> rule.

> > >