"Why?" Who is a sadhak?

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Dear Shiva,

 

Karen, you asked, Who is a sadhak?, I found this. Hope it helps.

 

The one who has an indomitable urge, an intense passion, a surging

aspiration to realize:

1. That one's existence is for the Divine only.

2. That all existence is a manifestation of the ultimate Divine

Energy

3. That this whole existence is a cosmos -- including life and man --

governed by the law of harmony (ritam)

 

Your quote of Swamiji's has that word in it also. Harmony. To me,

The Divine is the pure vibrational energy(or Shakti) that is always

present in everything. It's possible to feel the energy of God in

anything or any thing. But some actions involve karma or negative

ramifications. We get enjoyment, but at a price. The task is to

discriminate between realizing you love the energy of an action vs.

actually loving the action. Having mind, body, and conciousness in

harmony seems key to being able to find Shakti in the right places.

Finding harmony also ensures the enjoyment in not transitory.

 

In spirituality, our ongoing effort is to rid ourselves of all that

blocks our openness to this Divine vibe. There are as many ways to

accomplish openness and harmony as there are people. So where

should one start? Luckily, there are those who have gone down this

road before us and some of them help show and teach us different

methods to achieve harmony. People like Shree Maa and Swamiji.

 

Someone asked a question about coincidence, personally I feel there

are no coincidences. Because it is the energy of God has brought me

to every situation I encounter in life. To benefit my soul and to

move me towards liberation. Whether or not I like the situation is

really irrelevant. The question with everything that happens to me

then becomes, why did God put me here? How can it benefit my Self?

 

Let's start with the question, why did God put us here, at Devi

Mandir? Well that's an easy one.

 

Ram

 

 

 

, "Karen Borak" <karenborak@e...>

wrote:

> Before Becoming This is a book by Steven Newmark (a devotee of

Shree Maa). It a collection of conversations with Shree Maa and

Swami Satyananda (Swamiji) about life, love, and the cosmic play.

Here is an excerpt from "Overview Chapter 8 Why All This Indian

Stuff?"

>

> "Swami, why should a Westerner follow a spiritual pat that

originates from the East?"

>

> All known religions come from the East, including Christianity,

Buddhism and Hinduism. The forms of worship that we are using that

have emanated from the East are traditions that have worked for

people who attained the goal. We are studying and practicing them

because they are systems that have worked. They put the body, mind

and consciousness into harmony and allow absorption into total

divinity.