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Sadhana Paddhati (excerpts from a chela’s practice book)
Sadhana Yoga sadhana is not for the good or salvation (mukti) of one single person or the welfare of one single person, but for the good of the whole humanity.
On yogic quest On the fire of sadhana, everything I do sacrifice - my religion, the good and evil in myself, my education and skills, my feelings, indeed literally everything, even the ego”.
The role of the Guru You have to sound the chela, strike him constantly hammering to see whether the sound is metallic or chaotic. There are hundreds of Gurus but there is only one real disciple out of one million.
The chela’s attitude It is important to assume a dignified and heroic attitude in life. Always combine bhakti and shakti.
Pointers to emancipated yogis and yoginis There is no need to those who carry on these yogic practices, to become sannyasin or to wear a saffron robe like a Hindu monk. In our dharma there is no room for external rituals and show off. Whenever we perform those rituals, we do so just to still the mind.
Without the least hesitation, keep on the practice of japa on your Ishta mantra. Then you are sure to experience ananda and the gradual revelation of inner truths; the road will be made clear and you will come across real treasures. Always endeavour to keep your thinking under control.
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All great souls became child again Hatred, shyness and shame, fear, friend and foe, Sandalwood and excrement, stone and gold All these are the same. Even the distinction between sin and virtue, religion and atheism are absent from their heart. In India as elsewhere, such great men have blessed us with their presence but failed to be recognized. Free from attachment whence happiness and sorrow are born one rediscovers a child’s purity.
Prayer to the Almighty Mother
Divine Ma, please have mercy on me Keep me pure as a child A child makes no distinction between good and evil, Honour and dishonour, Friend and foe, sin and virtue, Dharma and adharma.
On Religion
Love is the root of religion. It is nothing but love that makes the Lord visible from invisible. When the devotee’s mind is filled with love and when love creates joy in that mind, then arises the desire to witness the Lord in definite shape, to embrace Him and touching His feet with tears of love and to say: "O, my Lord, whenever you come to us, do not go away. Fill up our hearts with sweet and lovely memories. Kindly allow space for us at your feet. Take away all, whatever else belong to us. Please divert our minds from the dishonest path to the honest one, from darkness to light and also from mortality to immortality. You are our Father, you have all the responsibilities to make us understand everything. O Lord, please make us understand everything, however dull we are, you will have to teach us the moral lessons. We offer our regards to you for hundred thousand times. Do not spoil us. If we cannot realise you, we surely will be ruined. As the affectionate mother loves and naturally protects her son without judging his faults, likewise kindly save us from ignorance and give us all wealth and Knowledge.
You are at the same time our very parents, our friend and companion. You are Knowledge and wealth as well. O Lord, all the things - whatever they may be - are in you and belong to You." Hindu Christmas Message At the first meeting with Ma Santi Devi in Gurudam ……. You are coming today on an auspicious day, the day of Lord Jesus’ arrival on earth. On this occasion, I pray earnestly for the “mangalam” of all beings and in particular for the success of all my spiritual children. With the constant blessings of my guru/husband and that of his close mantra-disciple, Jñanananda Giri (Shyam Sundar Goswami) – both have since left this world – I found children like Karin, Basile and others whom I regard as my own offspring. My heartiest wishes go to them for their spiritual welfare. I have no education in the external world. The little I learned was imparted to me by my husband and guru – my Ishta. He told me: – Enter the domain of antar jagat. Do not boast or get involved in publicity lest it harm you in spiritual life. Always stay in your inner world and pray for the Mother’s grace from the core of your heart.  |
