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How to do Better Sadhana

Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:21:36 -0000 To: am-global@earthlink.net From: Jawaharlal (Jawaharlal_T@banknet...> Subject: How to do Better Sadhana Baba "Ka'che na'hi a'so kabhu, e ki toma'r bha'laba'sa'..." (PS 486) Purport: Baba, You are my dearest One. You have deeply linked Yourself with my whole existence. By Your grace my each and every thought & movement is centering around You. Baba, You are the focal point of my life. You are my Goal. Baba, I love You so much. Even then You never come close to me. You are always keeping Yourself far away and distant. Baba, what type of love is this of Yours. I have so much heart-felt feeling for You, yet You are not regularly manifesting Yourself to me. You are not even occasionally visiting me. Baba, by Your grace Your divine image immediately appears in my mind whenever I come in contact with the sweet smell of flowers. When that flower fragrance permeates the air I always feel Your presence. In that blissful moment, I always think of You. It is Your grace. Baba, whenever I feel happy, then suddenly You advent and shower Yourself in my mind and heart. Baba, by Your grace in that instance You always come close. Baba, You are the warmth of my heart-- the vitality of my being. Baba, all the hopes and aspirations of my life are revolving around You. Baba, when I am not getting You in the deep core of my heart, then I feel totally lost and restless. In that desperate situation, I just cry & cry-- weeping bitterly for hours on end. Baba, all my desires and longings depend exclusively on You. Baba, You are so gracious; You are my closest One. By Your grace You have filled my life and my whole existence with Your divine effulgence & love. Baba, You are my everything. Baba, I have only one longing: To be in Your close proximity. Please be gracious...
== HOW TO DO BETTER SADHANA ==
Namaskar, In this busy, fast-paced materialistic era, often common people pass their days in a plethora of mundane activities from shopping in the mall to TV watching to reading the newspaper etc. And then only when it is time to eat food do they consider doing a few minutes of sadhana. But in that condition, one can hardly even repeat their Ista Mantra because their mind is latched up with an array of mundane thoughts and experience.
GRADUAL ACCELERATION JUST LIKE A CAR OR BICYCLE
The thing is that going into directly into high gear is just not possible. Whether a bicycle, car, or airplane, all these vehicles accelerate gradually, in stages. They never go from a complete stand-still to top speed in a split second. Rather their rise and transition occurs over a continuum. By that way they reach their top flight. And if one tries to go directly into high gear then that vehicle will just stall; it will not work. So it is a natural law that things accelerate in step-wise fashion. Similarly, the human mind also rises gradually-- step by step. One cannot just try to directly throw oneself into a deep spiritual flow without proper preparation. So if one passes the day in one after another mundane engagements then it is not possible to then dive into the world of deep spiritual meditation.
ALL WANT DEEP SADHANA SPIRITUAL LIFE IS EVERYTHING
Ultimately each and every sadhaka wants to achieve higher and higher sadhana. Indeed every disciple of Baba thinks that spirituality is the top most jewel and that all mundane accomplishments are comparatively meaningless. Only spiritual sadhana is the summum bonum of life. Because only spiritual wealth is permanent-- lasting; it remains with each and every person even after their death. Whereas other things just fade away into the oblivion. For this reason we all think that having the mind ensconced in spiritual thought is a blessed existence. And we all want to reach that stage. Along those lines Baba has given us a simple formula.
MIND STICKS ON A PARTICULAR PABULUM
Baba tells us that the mind always sticks on a particular pabulum. What one thinks about during the day will stick in the mind all the 24 hours. The mind will stay in that track. The point being that whichever way the mind is goaded it will remain moving in that direction as it gets glued to those thoughts and activities. By this sequence, depending on the nature of one's mental occupation, the mind will continue on and on in that direction. Thus the mind will move in whichever way it is motivated.
BABA'S GUIDELINE: ENGAGE THE MIND IN SPIRITUAL PURSUITS
That is why Baba's golden guideline in Senior Acarya Diary and in so many other discourses is that one should engage the mind in spiritual thought throughout the entire day. Because to succeed in sadhana and to achieve realisation in dhyana, mental preparation is needed. There has to be a base of thought; the proper groundwork must be laid down. So preparation is the key point. That is Baba's teaching: Fill the mind throughout the day with devotional ideas and let each and every cell vibrate in the dance of spiritual ideation and then when one sits for sadhana then naturally-- with little effort-- the mind will race in that direction. That is why throughout the day we are to engage in singing His name, reading His books, doing second lesson, practicing asanas, learning Prabhat Samgiita, engaging in satsaunga, telling Baba stories, ideating on Him. As long as one does not adhere to this supreme guideline, then higher realisations in sadhana will not come. This is Baba's expressed teaching. Sweet and blissful sadhana only comes when one engages in a spiritual way of life all the 24 hours. When anyone, step by step, dedicates their days and their time to spiritual life then they will reach up to the crowning glory of human existence-- divine bliss and realisation.
A FEW OF BABA'S TIMELESS TEACHINGS
Here Baba warns us what happens if we just fill the mind with mundane thoughts. Baba says, "The objects with which people frequently come in contact are the objects that occupy their thinking. Even if they try to think of any other object, their minds go back and again to those objects." (DKG, 'Spiritual Lessons of the Giita') Thus if the mind is goaded again and again toward worldly attachments then sadhana is not possible. Here following Baba again warns us of this very fact and He also tells us that when we involve in a spiritual way of life by singing His name and following 16 Points, then then one's existence gets purified. Baba says, "If the sensory and motor organs are not kept engaged in the attainment of the divine, they may lead one astray. Kiirtana is therefore most beneficial as it keeps all the organs fully engaged in a spiritual pursuit." (AV-8) Baba says, "Good company, good books, good literature, good songs, kiirtanas (devotional chanting) elevate the mind and the mind becomes sanctified." ('Mobility and Movement') Here Baba assures that that ultimately by thinking of Him we achieve that blissful, eternal, stance. Baba says, "Earn your deathlessness by establishing yourself in Him. He is the real Soul. If any condition is worth attaining at all then it is this condition.. He is the summum bonum of all sa'dhana' or intuitional practice." (SS-2)
BABA'S BLESSING
Baba says, "Never retreat. Keep advancing, and you will certainly attain the highest fulfillment of your existence." (SS-7, 'Struggle & Progress) Namaskar, Jawaharlal

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